Blue 13

I think I was still full from HB, but I was dying to see what everyone was raving about at Blue 13. I went with my friend from work, and we had a delightful time!

This wasn't my favorite meal of the week for several reasons. We started with the two apps, which were deconstructed caprese salad and truffle mac and cheese. The latter was great, if not a little bit heavy (although it IS mac and cheese!). I wasn't sure if the chunks of chicken were the best idea, but it worked. The deconstructed caprese was alright. The pesto was awesome and the rest was just "meh". To be honest, it just seemed a little pretentious. We both ordered the scallops, which were perfect. They were just the right amount of buttery and cooked to perfection. No complaints here. We got each of the desserts and split them (apple tartin and chocolate molten cake). They were both good, but by no means a grand finale (after those scallops!).

Where I really have to pick a bone is with the service. It was very attentive, but our waiter really irritated me. I wasn't in the mood to drink and neither was my friend, and he must have asked us 7 times if we wanted any wine. DUDE. We said no. He just kept pushing the booze on us, and I understand that a table of yelpers wasn't going to give him the biggest tip for the prix fixe, but come on. I was ready to snap at him and tell him to stop asking us! It just left me feeling very irritated.

I'd come back here for sure, but I'd hope for another waiter.