So yesterday Brian and I went to Shiraz. We hadn't been there in a long time, and decided to give it a try one more time. The last time that we went the service was just so so and the food was even less than so so. However, I had read that they hired a new chef, so we went.
They promptly seated us and handed us our menues. They young waitress was kind, however she was too quick to ask us what we wanted to drink, as we had just sat down and not even looked at the wine list. After I told her that we would need a minute to look at the wine list, she promptly left and a few minutes later our real server came by with water. Aaron was his name, and he was very attentive and was able to answer all of our questions with ease and confidence.
We started off with a the Short Rib Wontons stuffed with gouda cheese for an appetizer. The presentation was lovely, and the ribs were very good, however, it appeared that some of the wontons were not cooked all the way through. It came with a sweet chili mustard sauce that was pretty much a sweet a sour sauce with a tiny spice to it. The sauce itself did not pair well with wontons. As for the gouda cheese, I couldn't taste it!
I asked for the Rack of Lamb, cooked medium rare. The lamb came out medium and the demi glace that it came with was not very good. In fact, all of the sauces that were served to us needed some work. The lamb also came with a gruyere bread pudding cake - I felt it was dry and something I would not want to taste again.
Brian asked for the Braised Short Ribs. The short ribs were cooked to perfection, however, the sauce reminded me of something that comes out of a can. The ribs were served with a polenta, that was decent. Once again, the sauce ruined the dish for me, because the ribs were very good.
Although the website claimed that the menu had an extensive wine list, we did not find this to be the case. However, the sparkling wine was very good and the reisling was also incredible, very crip (Leonard Kreush 2009 - Mosel). I would not recommend the house cabernet sauvignon, that appeared to have an "open too long" taste.
The service was spot on. Aaron was quick with serving us and asking if we needed anything. Brian, who is a constant water drinker, always had his glass full. Just a minor glich with their computer system while paying the bill, but again the staff at Shiraz was outstanding. Pretty restaurant with semi-elegant decor and nice picture windows overlooking the ponds.
Have you gone? Will you go? Let me know what you think!
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