Review of Apothecary Cafe & Wine Bar
We wallked in the front door -- the side facing Burnett with the obviously marked door -- and a waiter was like, 'they'll help you in the front' as she busied away to help someone else. and we were like 'Dhhhrrrrrrrrr....' until she came back and pointed to what was clearly the back of the restaurant, where the host was hiding. Needless to say, we were flabbergasted. No cocktails here! so you can stop waiting for me to describe one. Our starter: toasted bread with baked brie w/ walnuts and cherries. This was awesome. The bread was *perfect*. SOmehow they managed to get crispy toasted outside while maintaing chewy, fresh interior. My guess is they used butter and cooked it a grill't cheese. The skillet was *hot*. Like .. Chillis at 45th & Lamar hot. Brie was oily and delicious. For secondsies we shared Wagyu Steak Frites and A Warmed Ceasar salad. The wagyu was a little chewy for my taste, and not super flavorful. The frites were good -- ...