My recent review on YELP.
Yesterday I had the great pleasure of dining at Street, a restarant that foodies may know because of Chef Susan Feniger who appeared on the TV show Top Chef Masters. Located in a very nondistinct brick building on Highland I almost drove past it! After finding parking on the street I met my party of 4 inside and were seated. Shortly after arriving the place filled up. The inside is small but very hip with modern decoration. You can choose to sit inside or outside on a patio. As it was a whopping 100 degrees our party stayed inside. The inside isn't overly large so I would really suggest making a reservation ahead to insure you get seated.
The first thing we noticed on the table was a small round dish containing what can best be desribed as Curry Rice Krispie Treats. Round in size the krispy balls almost looked like a woman's braclet sitting there in the dish. Of course we were immediately intriged. I am not so much a fan of curry so ultimately, I didn't like this item but the minute I bit into it there was an explosion of flavor. There were many layers and textures to this treat and although I didn't like the curry flavor I did enjoy the ride.
Our waiter brought us a fun looking "book" which was the menu. Although the menu was a "book" it wasn't overly filled with choices (like Cheesecake Factory). Instead this book was comprised of 3 pages of items. There was about 5-7items per section (drinks, appy's, entrees and salads. So getting through the menu wasn't that hard. Our waiter came by and gave us suggestions as to what was popular. The first thing we started with was drinks and you are going to want to pay attention to the non-alcholic drinks as they have some wonderful sounding choices. I am basically an ice tea drinker but I couldn't pass up the lemonade. The waiter asked me if I liked tart and I was like "Order it up!!" When I got the drink, I didn't think it was overly tart and enjoyed it very much. Two of us ordered the lemonade and then two of us ordered the ice tea (with a twist) and after tasting each other drinks I think the 4 of us were happy with our selections. Another thing to point out is that if you enjoy tea you will be happy to know they have a whole menu just for teas.
After the drinks were taken care of we moved on to appy's. Between the waiter, the hostess and 4 girls we decided to order 3 appy's. We ordered the Dumpling Sampler which featured 3 items: the spinach varenyky (Ukraine), mandoo vegetable dumplings (Asia), and the shrimp stuffed Shitake mushrooms. We also ordered the Kaya Toast which was toasted bread w/ coconut jam, served with a soft fried egg, & drizzled in dark soy/white pepper. The final appy was the Hawaiian Ono Sashimi with spicy sesame mayonnaise, yuzu ponzu sauce, smoked salt, pink peppercorns and micro wasabi. Each appy was smallish. The Dumpling Sampler had a total of 6 items so we split each in have so we could each try a bite. The toast was a sandwich that came already precut in 4 slices & the sashimi had 4 slices as well. I can not tell you how much fun we all had trying those items. Once again, that explosion of flavor took foot and we were all trying to guess what kind of spices were put in each dish. It was the groups conclusion that the Kaya Toast was absolutely amazing! The dumpling sampler was our second favorite & lastly & surprisingly the sushi. The ono sushi was super fresh. Upon first bite it was awesome but I am not sure I liked the ending aka the peppercorn.
For the entrees we decided to order 5 items to split because from our waiter's description we thought everything was going to be super small. But we would have been fine if we didn't share as the items were bigger than expected, except for the salad. When the food came we only received 4 entrees. I guess the waiter misunderstood our order. I was super bummed beacuse I didn't get to try the Vietnamese Pull Pork Sliders which I selected. Even though he offered to get the missing item we were full by the time he came over to check on us. The 4 entrees we tried were: the Bermese Melon Salad, Brioche Cheeseburger, Braised Beef Tacos, and the Falafel Wrap. I think the girl who ordered the melon salad was glad she was sharing because the salad was very tiny. Of the 4 items, the table favorites were the cheeseburger and the tacos. I am not sure what they do to that cheeseburger but it has a kick and a really good one. We all devoured our sections of cheeseburger in seconds. The same was true with the tacos.
We pretty much forgot to save room for dessert but in the spirit of sharing we ordered the Egyptian Basbousa Cake which had some amazing berries and lime curd but we wished we would have tried the Chocolate Cake. Oh well, next time, right!? My final assessment: if you are a foodie who enjoys an international flavor then a trip to this place is a must!
Yesterday I had the great pleasure of dining at Street, a restarant that foodies may know because of Chef Susan Feniger who appeared on the TV show Top Chef Masters. Located in a very nondistinct brick building on Highland I almost drove past it! After finding parking on the street I met my party of 4 inside and were seated. Shortly after arriving the place filled up. The inside is small but very hip with modern decoration. You can choose to sit inside or outside on a patio. As it was a whopping 100 degrees our party stayed inside. The inside isn't overly large so I would really suggest making a reservation ahead to insure you get seated.
The first thing we noticed on the table was a small round dish containing what can best be desribed as Curry Rice Krispie Treats. Round in size the krispy balls almost looked like a woman's braclet sitting there in the dish. Of course we were immediately intriged. I am not so much a fan of curry so ultimately, I didn't like this item but the minute I bit into it there was an explosion of flavor. There were many layers and textures to this treat and although I didn't like the curry flavor I did enjoy the ride.
Our waiter brought us a fun looking "book" which was the menu. Although the menu was a "book" it wasn't overly filled with choices (like Cheesecake Factory). Instead this book was comprised of 3 pages of items. There was about 5-7items per section (drinks, appy's, entrees and salads. So getting through the menu wasn't that hard. Our waiter came by and gave us suggestions as to what was popular. The first thing we started with was drinks and you are going to want to pay attention to the non-alcholic drinks as they have some wonderful sounding choices. I am basically an ice tea drinker but I couldn't pass up the lemonade. The waiter asked me if I liked tart and I was like "Order it up!!" When I got the drink, I didn't think it was overly tart and enjoyed it very much. Two of us ordered the lemonade and then two of us ordered the ice tea (with a twist) and after tasting each other drinks I think the 4 of us were happy with our selections. Another thing to point out is that if you enjoy tea you will be happy to know they have a whole menu just for teas.
After the drinks were taken care of we moved on to appy's. Between the waiter, the hostess and 4 girls we decided to order 3 appy's. We ordered the Dumpling Sampler which featured 3 items: the spinach varenyky (Ukraine), mandoo vegetable dumplings (Asia), and the shrimp stuffed Shitake mushrooms. We also ordered the Kaya Toast which was toasted bread w/ coconut jam, served with a soft fried egg, & drizzled in dark soy/white pepper. The final appy was the Hawaiian Ono Sashimi with spicy sesame mayonnaise, yuzu ponzu sauce, smoked salt, pink peppercorns and micro wasabi. Each appy was smallish. The Dumpling Sampler had a total of 6 items so we split each in have so we could each try a bite. The toast was a sandwich that came already precut in 4 slices & the sashimi had 4 slices as well. I can not tell you how much fun we all had trying those items. Once again, that explosion of flavor took foot and we were all trying to guess what kind of spices were put in each dish. It was the groups conclusion that the Kaya Toast was absolutely amazing! The dumpling sampler was our second favorite & lastly & surprisingly the sushi. The ono sushi was super fresh. Upon first bite it was awesome but I am not sure I liked the ending aka the peppercorn.
For the entrees we decided to order 5 items to split because from our waiter's description we thought everything was going to be super small. But we would have been fine if we didn't share as the items were bigger than expected, except for the salad. When the food came we only received 4 entrees. I guess the waiter misunderstood our order. I was super bummed beacuse I didn't get to try the Vietnamese Pull Pork Sliders which I selected. Even though he offered to get the missing item we were full by the time he came over to check on us. The 4 entrees we tried were: the Bermese Melon Salad, Brioche Cheeseburger, Braised Beef Tacos, and the Falafel Wrap. I think the girl who ordered the melon salad was glad she was sharing because the salad was very tiny. Of the 4 items, the table favorites were the cheeseburger and the tacos. I am not sure what they do to that cheeseburger but it has a kick and a really good one. We all devoured our sections of cheeseburger in seconds. The same was true with the tacos.
We pretty much forgot to save room for dessert but in the spirit of sharing we ordered the Egyptian Basbousa Cake which had some amazing berries and lime curd but we wished we would have tried the Chocolate Cake. Oh well, next time, right!? My final assessment: if you are a foodie who enjoys an international flavor then a trip to this place is a must!
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