Monday, December 6, 2010

Firefly feels ho-hum (with a sleeping baby)



It was already a bit of a frustrating night, thinking that we could get into either The Blue Duck or Westend Bistro early on a Wednesday night. Both were full. So, we wandered around a bit, looked at Ris (way too quiet for a baby)and then came to Firefly . Local ingredients? Child-friendly? American comfort food? Sounds great for a cold night with the babe.

It was a lovely, cozy space and they were able to seat us right away with a high chair. The lit tree in the center of the room gave it a fun and friendly feel. We started with the two soups, a vegetable soup and a matzo ball soup. Both were fine, if a bit over priced, and nothing I can really remember. My husband had gnocchi with a boar ragu, which he enjoyed. And I had the worst salad I have ever had.

Sigh...the "Roasted Squash" salad...It sounded great. Roasted squash, nuts, yum. Hearty, tasty, robust and delicious, right? What arrived was 4 tiny pieces of cold roasted squash, no flavors with the skin on. Topped with some wet, flavorless, leaves of lettuce. Then some almonds. Did I say it was $11? Need I say more?

Firefly has a great idea: a cozy, family-oriented fine dining restaurant. But until the food meets the mark we won't be back.

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