Noon Midtown 8-7-2010
Noon Midtown is located in the 1010 Midtown Building on Crescent Ave in
Midtown. It's one of several restaurants on the same block. They serve
chef driven cuisine using local ingredients when possible. DH and I went
on Saturday. There was only one other table occupied when we got there
about 7:15. By the time we left, about half the tables were full, and
there were several people at the bar. DH decided to get a beer; the
drink menu and offers some of the more common beers and wines as well as
specialty house cocktails. I cannot drink right now, so I did not get
to taste any of the cocktails. We had the potato and manchego croquettes
for an appetizer. They were very small but good. DH had shoulder beef
tender, which he said was very good although he was disappointed in the
tiny serving size for the price. I ordered the three cheese panino,
which was quite tasty. It's really hard for me not to like any sandwich
made with melted cheese. DH and I both had the truffled fries. I forgot
to ask what kind of oil they were cooked in. They were very flavorful.
While I realize that fried foods are not "light," these were heavy even
for something fried. For dessert, DH had a banana pudding layered with
chocolate custard. The chocolate custard was rich and chocolatey. I hate
bananas, so I don't commend on the banana pudding. I had lemon almond
cake with basil seed "caviar." The basil seed caviar was very odd; I
couldn't eat it. The lemon almond cake was very light and tasty, a nice
dessert on a hot evening.
Service was very good but with a little too much hovering. While I
appreciate the server checking in during the entrees to see how they
are, I don't need to be asked multiple times if everything is good
within a 5 minute period. This is perhaps more of a pet peeve of mine
than anything. The atmosphere of Noon Midtown is very casual. I was told
the menu changes to reflect ingredients that are available locally
in-season. Overall, we enjoyed the restaurant and would go back. Parking
is relatively easy in the 1010 Midtown parking deck with 2 hours of
free parking. Once some retail stores open it may be a bit more
difficult as there are only 2 levels of retail/non resident parking
spaces.
Pros: Good food and service, reasonable prices, casual come-as-you-are
atmosphere
Cons: Parking may be an issue in the future, noisy
Website:
http://www.noonmidtown.com
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