Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Review- Craftsman
I can't find my camera cord, so I'm starting a new section, the Restaurant Review.
Tonight, The Craftsman!!!
CJ and I started with three artisan cheeses. Holy Crap, they were tasty. Two were raw cow milk cheeses. All three were incredibly complex, one even seemed to change 10 seconds after eating, 15 seconds later and 20 seconds later. They were amazing.
We eat at The Craftsman pretty often, and CJ got his usual, the Venison Burger. Because we both wanted what I got, we decided to split my entree and his.
The Venison Burger, like all their burgers, is great. The meat is mixed with bacon to keep it moist. It has a great mustard on it and comes with their great fries and ketchup.
I got the fish special of the day, and it was absolutely A-MAZ-ING. Truth be told, it was a tiny bit salty, but not enough to take away from its amazingness. It was walleye in a beer batter. The batter was so light and airy. I didn't know it was possible to have a beer batter be that light. The fish was incredibly fresh.
The fish came with sweet potato fries, which were normal sweet potato fries. Nothing very special there. It also came with a really fresh and tasty coleslaw. It was cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, and some odd greens, tossed with what seemed to be a simple white wine vinegar dressing. It was really fresh, which did a great job contrasting the salty and deep fried fist. There was also an aioli, which finished the whole package nicely.
It was by far the best Fish and Chips I have ever had. I think CJ would agree.
We then splurged and ordered dessert. We had a fantastic bread pudding. It was eggy and buttery and rich. There was an apricot sauce over it and we loved it
Drink-wise, CJ had a tangerine Old Fashioned and some other specialty drink that tasted like blueberry soda. I had a mojito and a Surly.
We have eaten many times at The Craftsman, but this was by far our best meal there (though the worst service we have had.)
Seriously tasty.
Tonight, The Craftsman!!!
CJ and I started with three artisan cheeses. Holy Crap, they were tasty. Two were raw cow milk cheeses. All three were incredibly complex, one even seemed to change 10 seconds after eating, 15 seconds later and 20 seconds later. They were amazing.
We eat at The Craftsman pretty often, and CJ got his usual, the Venison Burger. Because we both wanted what I got, we decided to split my entree and his.
The Venison Burger, like all their burgers, is great. The meat is mixed with bacon to keep it moist. It has a great mustard on it and comes with their great fries and ketchup.
I got the fish special of the day, and it was absolutely A-MAZ-ING. Truth be told, it was a tiny bit salty, but not enough to take away from its amazingness. It was walleye in a beer batter. The batter was so light and airy. I didn't know it was possible to have a beer batter be that light. The fish was incredibly fresh.
The fish came with sweet potato fries, which were normal sweet potato fries. Nothing very special there. It also came with a really fresh and tasty coleslaw. It was cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, and some odd greens, tossed with what seemed to be a simple white wine vinegar dressing. It was really fresh, which did a great job contrasting the salty and deep fried fist. There was also an aioli, which finished the whole package nicely.
It was by far the best Fish and Chips I have ever had. I think CJ would agree.
We then splurged and ordered dessert. We had a fantastic bread pudding. It was eggy and buttery and rich. There was an apricot sauce over it and we loved it
Drink-wise, CJ had a tangerine Old Fashioned and some other specialty drink that tasted like blueberry soda. I had a mojito and a Surly.
We have eaten many times at The Craftsman, but this was by far our best meal there (though the worst service we have had.)
Seriously tasty.
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// posted by Kassie @ Wednesday, May 23, 2007 
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