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Old May 17, 2006 | 12:50 pm
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DrivingRain
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Originally Posted by DrivingRain
My first visit to Cityzen is scheduled for this Tuesday evening. Is there anything I should know going in?


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DR
We chose Cityzen's tasting menu which, interestingly, is less adventurous than the a la carte. All were pleased with the offerings. The trout stood out above the rest. Desert....creme caramel (misleading b/c it was far more creative than a regular creme caramel), was outstanding.

Service was not poor, but it was definitely below average. Had to ask for bread, then had to ask for butter (with no explanation of what was salted and what wansnt, no sommelier to take the wine order...i had questions and the waiter respnded with an oh-so-helpful, "choose whatever you want". The hostess had less personality than an android.

Maestro is where my personal bar is set and Cityzen fell well short. It's very good, but not in Maestro's league. Better menu, better service, better wine, better setting, better food execution at Maestro. Better desert at Cityzen.
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