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5478 College Ave
Oakland, CA 94618

Occasion: Celebrating Ms. Annie Doan's Bday celebration party of 15. 01.20.12

Croque Monsieur

French Ham and Gruyere 

Definitely not something I'd expect to see on a dinner menu, but I'm not complaining because it was delicious.  The melted gruyere cheese with the combination of meat pressed together was absolutely delicious.

Mussels 

with Pernod from the wood oven

We got three orders of this to share amongst everyone.  So glad we did because you can never have enough delicious mussels.  It was delicious with minced garlic and a flavorful brothy sauce.  Dipping some complimentary bread into delicious broth is one of my favorite things to do.  Yum. It's a must order.

Pommes Frites

with Aioli

Their aoili is absolutely addicting.  It's a great filler to have between meals and the perfect snack when you're catching up with friends to great conversations.

Duck Confit Flatbread
with Sierra Beauty Apples & Cantelet 

I did not expect it to come out in a pizza form.  It was like a super thin pizza with topped with tender duck meat.  It was amazing and I wished we had ordered more.  We only had one to share amongst everyone. Another great dish ordered.

 Scallops

Most memorable thing on the dish was not the scallop, but the pink thing in the middle.  I'm not exactly sure what it was, but it was tart and pickled and definitely complemented the scallops really well.  Not to say the scallops were bad.

 

Rabbit Sausage 

I'm going to admit that I was a bit hesitant when we ordered it, but I am so glad I did.  It didn't taste any different than a regular sausage.  The meat wasn't too gamey and was sitting in some kind of a lentil soup and topped with some kind of horseradish/ spicy mustard.  Yes the combination of ingredients sounds weird, but it works and was actually quite good.  Just don't let the name of the dish scare you off.

 

Red Kuri Squash Gnocchi 

Chestnuts, Fontina Sauce & Kale 

Not one of my favorites of the night.  The texture of the gnocchi was chewy and I liked that, but it tasted pretty bland.  The kale on the other hand was overly salty.  I just didn't think the dish worked for me.  It was definitely not a favorite of mine.

   

Short ribs

with mashed potatoes

It wasn't that memorable of a dish.  It only came in a small chunk of short rib that was barely enough for two.

DESSERTS

 

Complimentary Beignets

Ice Cream Sandwich with nutella

Banana Cream Pie