Thursday, July 13, 2017

Move over Mom, Dad's in the Kitchen


Dad's Kitchen
2968 Freeport Blvd. 
Sacramento, CA 95818

After witnessing our friends Angel and Rebekah's wedding the night before, we had a little time to sleep off the effects of the rum and cokes from the reception by sleeping in until our checkout time. We also had about an hour and a half window before our 3 pm flight out of Sacramento, so of course, that meant we had time to cross another restaurant off of my list for this weekend. We headed to Dad's Kitchen in the Land Park section of Sacramento.

Since we had such good luck with the last Diner's, Drive-In's and Dives spot we tried on this trip, we decided to tempt fate and give this restaurant that Guy Fieri ate at six years ago a try. Dad's has been around for nine years now, and from what I have been able to ascertain that is a record for this building, which had seen its fair share of restaurants go out of business in this small, cramped strip mall which is also home to a pizza place and is right next door to what we hear is a really good bakery, Freeport Bakery.

Since there are only ten parking spots in this shopping plaza, we had to find a spot behind the restaurant, but there are some nice houses nearby, so it made for an excellent short stroll to the front door of Dad's. Once inside, you'll notice some old school pinball machines to your left, which I imagine would be a great diversion if there's a wait for a table during your stay. We, fortunately, had no wait and got a table right away in the smaller than imagined main dining area. The larger patio is just past the dining room and has fans and heaters for their customer's comfort.

We were at Dad's on a Sunday, so we ordered off of the brunch menu, which is offered from 9 to 2 pm only on Sundays. The menu features a good assortment of breakfast items, but there are also some burger and sandwich options for people that are not feeling the breakfast vibe. We quickly made our choices and waited for our food to arrive, which it did in a very timely manner.



I guess Katie was feeling the breakfast vibe because she got this Mom's Omelette ($11.50). This veggie focused omelet included three eggs, spinach, mushrooms, and tomatoes, and was blanketed with plenty of jack cheese. She devoured this omelet and was pretty impressed with how fresh all the veggies were inside of this. She did not feel it was extremely heavy either. She loved the biscuit that came with this, but the home fries were extremely overcooked to the point that they could have been called burnt. Even with the potato snafu, Katie liked her meal and would be encouraged to try more off of the Dad's menu.






I already knew what I was going to have before even walking in the door of Dad's because I had seen this burger on Triple D. What you have here is the Dad's Burger ($14 plus $3.50 for the upcharge of getting onion rings).  This burger patty was encrusted with plenty of bacon and the blue cheese crumbles were inside the burger. This was a delicious burger, and worthy of all the praise it receives. The burger patty was full of flavor and cooked to a very tender medium, the bun was soft and pliable, and what bound this burger all together for me was the very well done Aleppo chili spread that came with it. It added a  touch of heat and the sauce kind of helped cut the blue cheese and bacon, which can sometimes overpower. Very balanced flavors here. The onion rings are fantastic at Dad's. They are heavily battered, but there's also a big onion in there, so they work. They are topped with parmesan cheese and a balsamic reduction which I thought was odd until I tried them. To push these rings over the top they came with a roasted red pepper aioli, which I could not get enough of, and even used it on my burger as well. A three and a half dollar upcharge for three onion rings might seem excessive, but you won't be sorry once you try them.

Dad's Kitchen really sent us off to the airport with full stomachs and a satisfying meal. The food was excellent and if we lived closer, this restaurant would be in our heavy rotation of places we hit up frequently. Not an overly huge menu, but I'd like to try their meatloaf, Cuban sandwich, and the interesting sounding buttermilk fried artichokes if we make it up this way again in the near future. Our service on this early afternoon was solid, and our server Brittany did a wonderful job keeping tabs on us throughout our stay. I really enjoyed the quirky atmosphere here, with the old school advertising all over the walls, and the sense that they don't take themselves too seriously. I guess Guy Fieri was two for two on our trip up north and has kind of redeemed himself for some of the clunker restaurants we have visited that were on his show.

Out of five panthers, (because this restaurant is a stone throw away from Sacramento City College, and their mascot is the panther), five being best to zero being worst, Dad's Kitchen gets 3.5 panthers.

For more information about Dad's Kitchen, head to their website here: http://ilovedadskitchen.com/

Sunday, July 9, 2017

Exploring All of Avenue Grill


Avenue Grill
506 West Lodi Ave.
Lodi, CA 95240

A whole day in Lodi with nothing to do until we had to go to Angel and Rebekah's wedding at 5 pm. Not being wine drinkers, we were kind of at a loss for what to do here, so we slept in until 11, and waited for our friend Joe to fly in from OC on this lazy Saturday morning. I did a quick search of local breakfast restaurants and one that looked promising was Avenue Grill. We made plans to meet Joe there at noon.

Avenue Grill has been around since 1988, which is an eternity in the restaurant business. Located at the corner of Lodi Avene and Hutchins Street, they share the shopping center with a Rite-Aid and an S-Mart. Only open from 6 to 2 pm on most days, Avenue Grill has been feeding multiple generations of Lodians over the years, and the restaurant has a very respectable 4 and a half stars with over 200 reviews on Yelp.

We got here just before noon to get a table while we waited for Joe to arrive. We had about a five-minute wait, as a big group exited the covered patio which is located on the side of the restaurant. The inside of Avenue Grill was still packed with customers enjoying their late breakfasts. I was fine getting a table out on the patio, as this early June afternoon had yet to grow obsessively hot like in the later summer months. It also appeared from our vantage point that the inside portion of Avenue Grill appeared to be very cramped and noisy. Joe finally moseyed in, and we quickly made our selections. Let's see how this breakfast in Lodi worked out for us.



Since Joe had gotten a little something at John Wayne in the morning, he decided to get something off of the lunch portion of the menu here and went with this BLT ($7.75). This looked like a pretty basic BLT to me, but no complaints from our good friend Joe. He substituted the sourdough this sandwich was supposed to come on with the much healthier option of wheat bread. Very proud of you Joe, and we won't shatter that illusion by mentioning the champagne you also had with this. Your secret is safe with us. Oh wait, guess it's not.



I was pretty impressed when Katie's breakfast hit the table. This Breakfast Quesadilla ($10.99) was massive and had almost every color of the rainbow included inside of it. Included within the folds of this crisped flour tortilla was plenty of ham, along with salsa, onions, bell peppers, potatoes, and plenty of cheese. Sour cream and even more salsa were served on the side. Katie was overwhelmed with the size of this quesadilla, but she gave it a gallant effort.  She liked the crispness of the tortilla and felt this was a little lighter than a breakfast burrito because it was easier to eat around this tortilla. She'd totally get this again.



I also got an egg dish, but mine was not as photogenic as Katie's. This Potato Platter ($12.99) had all sorts of breakfast items crammed onto this plate. Underneath the two sunny-side-up eggs were a mound of country style potatoes with bacon, ham, onion, bell pepper, and melted cheese added. This was a very satisfying and hearty breakfast, but the eggs were way overcooked, and they lacked the runny yolk which would have made this dish a bigger winner. The potatoes were nice and crisp, and the veggies were done nicely. A real stick to your ribs breakfast plate.


For breakfast, I always like to combine sweet and savory, and that was what I did by getting these Two Blueberry Pancakes ($8.50) at Avenue Grill. The picture above does not show it, but these pancakes were filled with plenty of fresh blueberries. Not exactly the lightest pancakes we have had, but they were better than average, really filling, and the blueberry flavor was very prevalent.

After eating at Avenue Grill a nap was definitely in order, but we had a few other errands to run before getting ready to watch Angel and Rebekah stroll down the aisle into wedded bliss. Avenue Grill was a great start to our day, and it's easy to see why they are rated as one of the best breakfast spots in Lodi. I also spied one of their burgers on a nearby table, and that looked fantastic as well. Service was solid during our visit on this Saturday afternoon. Our server took great care of us during our stay, made sure we had drinks at all times and kept our meal moving along in a timely manner. If you find yourself in Lodi with nothing to do for a time, Avenue Grill might be an option for you.

Out of five frosty mugs, (because I learned while writing this review that A & W Rootbeer was invented right here in Lodi in 1919), five being best to zero being worst, Avenue Grill gets 3 frosty mugs.

For more information about Avenue Grill, head to their website here: https://www.avenuegrilllodi.com/

Friday, July 7, 2017

Prime Rib Is the Star on This Broadway


Jamie's Broadway Grille
427 Broadway
Sacramento, CA 95818

It has been over 35 years since I last visited Sacramento. I can remember that trip with my parents vividly because it was on that family vacation that I started collecting baseball cards. I was crazy for them. Every store, gas station, mall, antique shop, tourist attraction, or anywhere I thought they would sell them, I would look for them and buy them if they were there. Fast forward to the present and I have long since stashed all of my baseball cards in the back of my closet, and now when I travel instead of looking for cards with a stale piece of gum, I look for restaurants to eat at.

Up in Northern California for a wedding, we got out of the airport around 6 pm and made our way to one of the restaurants on my list for this weekend, Jamie's Broadway Grille. I had seen this place on Diner's, Drive-In's, and Dives and decided this would definitely be our first stop for dinner. Jamie's was situated just south of the downtown area, near the 5 and 80 interchange, in what I'd describe as an industrial area. In fact, the building that now houses Jamie's used to be an auto garage many years ago.

Since 1986 this has been the location of Jamie's Broadway Grille, that's when proprietor Jamie Bunnell bought the place but kept it pretty much the same from its other incarnations as other restaurants. Wooden floors, a busy bar packed with regulars, a partially separated dining room with assorted big game and beer advertising mounted on the walls all contribute to the neighborhood feel of this restaurant.

Aside from the Triple D episode that brought national acclaim, Jamie's also has been spotlighted in numerous newspaper articles praising everything from their clam chowder, burgers, sandwiches, and steaks. Unfortunately, after 31 years as business owner, Jamie Bunnell passed away two months ago, but we were happy when we entered Jamie's on a recent Friday evening and found out that his legacy lives on, as the bar and dining area was packed during our stay. I was excited to dig in, so let's see if this would be a great opening act for our weekend up north.




Katie started things off for us with the House Salad ($5.95). This salad was pretty good sized and came in a chipped wooden bowl, (yes, this restaurant is no frills). The salad came with plenty of greens, mushrooms, cucumber, green onion, and cherry tomatoes. They make all of their dressings on the premises, and the ranch that Katie got on this was excellent. She felt this was a very fresh and satisfying salad. I had almost forgotten to order the Cup of Clam Chowder ($4.95) that I was so eager to try before coming here, but I flagged down our server and rectified the situation. I immediately regretted not getting the bowl for an extra dollar, because this was a very good version of one of my favorite soups. There were plenty of big pieces of clams in here and the creaminess of this was spot on. I liked that it was not overly filled with potatoes and other veggies. It's easy to see why they go through gallons of this chowder in a week.




Even in the best of marriages, there is sometimes some disagreement. That was the case in this love triangle between Katie and I and this Garlic Steak Sandwich ($8.50 for the half order). She was not in love with it at all. She felt it was light on the garlic, and did not appreciate the toughness of the steak. I, on the other hand, thought it was superb. I could taste the garlic from the roll, I thought the steak was tender and done nicely, and what put this over the top for me was the homemade mayo that was served on the side of this sandwich. I'm a mayo freak, and this was an excellent version. The fries were also solid, crunchy on the outside and the potato inside was creamy. I guess we can agree to disagree on this sandwich.



Hands down the best Prime Rib ($31.95) I have had. It's not on the regular menu, so I'm not sure how often they have it, but if it's available, order it. What set this prime rib apart for me is the fact that they smoke it for six hours over walnut and almond woods. Sometimes the center part of prime rib can be a little on the bland and dry side, but this was flavorful and moist throughout. The outer crust was incredible, and the horseradish-sour cream sauce was a great accompaniment. This came with some potatoes and vegetables, but for the most part, I ignored these to focus on this big slab of beef.

Driving to our motel after eating here, Katie caught me smiling, as I was thinking back on our visit to Jamie's Broadway Grille. I couldn't help but smile after that delicious prime rib. I have had some hit and miss restaurant experiences with some of the Diners, Drive-In's and Dive restaurants I have been to. This was definitely a hit. For those of you reading this in OC, this place reminds me of a way better version of Steer Inn in Orange and Anaheim Hills. A loud rambunctious dining room, and run by a competent and professional staff, we were just off the airplane a mere hour ago, and we were made to feel like a member of their family. Finding Jamie's Broadway Grille brought back to mind the same euphoric feeling I had when I was ten years old and stumbled upon those elusive baseball cards.

Out of five train whistles, (because when I was in Sacramento as a kid we visited the California State Railroad Museum, and one of the souvenirs that I got was a wooden train whistle, which I still have somewhere), five being best to zero being worst, Jamie's Broadway Grille gets 4 train whistles.

For more information about Jamie's Broadway Grille, head to their website here: http://jamiesbroadwaygrille.com/index.html

Tuesday, July 4, 2017

Burning Love for Burnt Crumbs


Burnt Crumbs
8549 Irvine Center Dr. 
Irvine, CA 92618

Okay, I lied. In my last review, I said that was going to be the last of my birthday posts, but I forgot that I had one more place on my camera. It has become a tradition that my good friend Ozker takes me out to eat for my birthday. Since Ozker's hood is Irvine, and there's one place that's been sitting on my restaurant wishlist for awhile in that city, we headed to Burnt Crumbs.

Burnt Crumbs came across my radar, and my Instagram feed all of a sudden about this time last year. They had a viral hit on their hands with their Spaghetti Grilled Cheese Sandwich. I could not go on Instagram and not see this droll worthy sandwich mocking me for not trying it yet. Although the fervor for this sandwich has died off a bit, as the kids of Instagram have moved on to waffles on a stick, rainbow colored foods, and looped churros, I still had that spaghetti grilled cheese in the back of my mind and had to try it.

Burnt Crumbs started as the Burnt Truck, which was famous for selling sliders. Chef Paul Cao and Minh Pham merged their popular food truck with the guys from the Dogzilla food truck and opened a brick and mortar restaurant, Burntzilla in Irvine. I still haven't made it there, but it's on my list. You might be thinking that Burnt is a funny name for a restaurant, but it's an homage to Chef Paul's days in college when he would make fried spaghetti for his dorm mates. Something they requested a lot.

Burnt Crumbs opened at Huntington Beach's Pacific City just over a year ago, and this Irvine location opened in the restaurant-rich Los Olivos Marketplace, opposite the congested Irvine Spectrum across the freeway, about eight months ago. Joining Angelina's Pizza, Burger Lounge, Panini Cafe, and Puesto, Burnt Crumbs and its neighboring restaurants give consumers a chance to dodge the busy parking structures and the hoards of strolling teenagers of the Spectrum.

Ozker and I got to Burnt Crumbs at 5 pm on a recent early Wednesday evening. We were one of two parties in the restaurant, but it did pick up throughout our stay, with many people getting orders to go. Once you enter the restaurant, ordering is to your left at the register, and then the food is brought out to you. There are four communal tables inside and a load of tables underneath the patio out in front of the restaurant. Inside the space is nice and clean looking, with white tiled walls, a couple of flat screens, plenty of windows allowing a lot of natural light inside, and the centerpiece of Burnt Crumbs is the open kitchen, which allows for a fascinating look at how your food is prepared. Let's see if these sandwiches are worth all the hype they receive.




We might as well start with the sandwich which brought us here, the Spaghetti Grilled Cheese ($9). Unlike most of the Instagram-worthy foods I have tried, this one actually worked very well. It starts with a nicely toasted sourdough bread, which I detected a hint of garlic present with this bread. The inside features a gooey mozzarella cheese, which I've seen used in numerous cheese pulls. The spaghetti and sauce are done well, and it does not break apart and fall out of the sandwich like I was expecting. I loved the cheese and the spaghetti, but I wished there was more meat included inside the sandwich like maybe some halved mini meatballs or some extra ground beef like the spaghetti my mom used to make. Still, this sandwich is definitely worth a try, and not just for a good looking Instagram photo.



As much as I liked the spaghetti sandwich, this Crispy Pork Sandwich ($9.50) stole the show on this evening. The pork inside here was like very tender and flavorful carnitas and came with salsa verde, a chili lime mayo, and cracklings, which added a nice crunch. All these things worked so well together and created a Hispanic-tinged sandwich that I will probably get next time, but I'll ask for a little extra of the very well done chili lime mayo. Ozker kind of thought that the ciabatta used on this was a little tough to get through, and I have to agree, but I enjoyed this sandwich so much I'm willing to overlook that.



I was not expecting to see a Reuben ($10) on the menu at Burnt Crumbs, but here it was, and so I had to give it a try. They make their own pastrami, which takes 11 days to get ready, and then they pile it on some soft rye bread and add sauerkraut, which is also made in house, Russian dressing, and Swiss cheese finish it off. This was a solid Reuben, but it was missing something for me. I think it might have been the bread, which was only lightly toasted, and I was not in love with the sauerkraut either. Not awful, but there are other Reubens I enjoy more than this one.



Ozker and I finished off our sandwiches with some Hand Cut Fries ($5). These were just as good as the ones that we had at their neighbor's, Burger Lounge, and I really liked those fries. These came out nice and crunchy, with an excellent garlic aioli. My only complaint with these is that they are really small sized, and I like a longer fry, but that's just me, and it will not prevent me from getting these fries again.



Katie had gotten into John Wayne on an earlier flight, so she surprised Ozker and I a few minutes after we had placed our order. She was not too hungry but wanted to give their Avocado Toast ($7.50) and Fresh Chips ($4) a try. Avocado toast is a pretty simple concept, and really hot right now. This one at Burnt Crumbs was done very well with a generous serving of avocado, and they made it their own by adding some light and fluffy ricotta to it. The bread was very sturdy and held up through the short life of this bread. The chips were fine but rather unremarkable. They tasted like regular kettle chips you could get at the supermarket, but these were bumped up a bit because they came with their garlic aioli, which made a great dipping sauce for these chips.

I have to admit that Burnt Crumbs did live up to their Instagram hype. Not only did the sandwiches photograph nicely, they also tasted good, which is what most of us want anyway. On my next trip here I'll definitely get that pork sandwich, but I also want to try their burger and maybe the fried chicken sandwich, which I hear is terrific. Service was fine on this early evening, and they got the food out in a timely manner. Glad I could spend part of my birthday celebration with my good friend Ozker. Thanks, buddy.

Out of five olives, (because this restaurant is located in the Los Olivos Marketplace, and Olivo means olive in Spanish), five being best to zero being worst, Burnt Crumbs gets 3.5 olives.

For more information about Burnt Crumbs, head to their website here: http://www.burntcrumbs.com/

Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Enjoying Our Hendrix Experience


Hendrix
32431 Golden Lantern
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677

This is the last of my birthday weekend reviews. I guess the people in my life know me pretty well. I'm not really one for presents. I admit I'm pretty hard to buy for, so that might be why people usually just take me out to a restaurant, which is definitely something that I enjoy almost more than anything. This time it was Katie's parents turn to take us out, and as is their custom, they allowed me to make the decision on where to go. I did not have a hard time coming up with a place, we were headed to Hendrix in Laguna Niguel.

Hendrix is part of the Sentinel Restaurant Group, which also runs Driftwood Kitchen and The Deck in Laguna. It's been almost two years since we visited Driftwood, but I still look back fondly on not only one of the most impressive restaurant views anywhere in OC, but also the food of Chef Rainier Schwarz, which shined on that night.

His new joint is located in the Ocean Ranch Plaza, which used to host the now-shuttered Savannah Chop House, and is located right next door to the Cinepolis Movie Theater. This used to be the site of Fred's, which I never had the pleasure of eating in, but judging from the reviews on Yelp, I wasn't missing out on anything.

Gone is the garage sale meets TGI Fridays look that Fred's had going for it. and it's been replaced with a more grown-up style, which is comfortable, airy and light. Hendrix is going for a neighborhood kind of feel to it, and I feel they nailed it. High ceilings with exposed beams, comfortable seating options, an indoor firepit, and at the restaurant's centerpiece is a very busy and lively bar.




Before even walking in the front door of Hendrix you get to see what they are all about, rotisserie. The highlight of the menu is front and center, with a rotating rotisserie filled with chicken, pork, lamb, and drip potatoes. The aromas once inside the restaurant are intoxicating and made me hungrier than I imagined I was. Not a fan of rotating meats, okay I guess we can still be friends, but Hendrix has you covered. Their menu features a good number of small plates, soups, salads, and entrees, with an emphasis on seafood options. Enough talking about the menu here, let's see what we ended up ordering.


We started wth two options from the small plates section of the menu, the first of which was this Creamy Spinach ($9). This started our evening off wonderfully with a good amount of not your grandmother's creamed spinach mixed with hazelnuts and topped with parmesan cheese and a lightly fried egg. I'm a big fan of spinach and this was a nicely done twist to a dish that can sometimes be a humdrum side item. The leafy green veggie was light, with a good textural element from the hazelnut and it was all brought together with the yolk of the fried egg. Very well balanced and definitely something I would get again.



I was not as much in love with the second of our two starters, the Roti Chicken and San Daniele Proscuitto Fritters ($9). The structure of these fritters was fine, but the chicken and the prosciutto kind of got lost here. I also wasn't feeling the mustard and honey aioli sauces that came with these. This would be one of the few misses for me on this evening.




Entrees were up next, and Katie and her mom split this good looking Rosemary-Lemon Chicken ($19). Both she and her mother were pretty impressed with the juiciness and flavor of the chicken here. It did have hints of lemon and rosemary throughout and was incredibly tender. I'm not really into ordering chicken in restaurants because they are often dry and overcooked. Not the case here, even I would consider getting this neatly stacked half chicken on my next visit to Hendrix. Also hiding beneath the poultry were these little yellow potatoes, which also get their turn in the rotisserie, right underneath the chicken, so they soak up the drippings from the chicken above. The result was a fork tender, and bursting with flavor potato that was tossed with chimichurri. A very satisfying meal.




After reading a review in the OC Weekly I really was torn between the lamb and the pork, but ultimately the Porchetta Pork Roll ($21) won out. This plate came out neatly stacked with those drip potatoes as a base, the next level of this included a rich slice of pork belly wrapped around a slice of pork loin, and then perched on top of that in the penthouse position was some pickled veggies. This plate blew me away. The pork belly was fatty and since it absorbed most of the heat from the cooking process, it got nice and crispy and gained a sweetness that made it taste like pork candy. The pork loin was not to be overlooked either. It came out moist and tender. One of my favorite pork dishes to date. It was rounded out by the pickled veggies which balanced out the richness of the pork with a little acidity. I'll be hard pressed to pass this up to try the lamb next time.


I guess Katie's dad was not in the mood for anything from the rotisserie, so he ordered this Baked Lobster Mac and Cheese ($18). I did not get to try this, but there were no complaints from her dad about this dish. It looked hearty from across the table, with its browned bread crumb topping and cheese hanging over the side of the small iron skillet it was housed in.



Just in case we did not have enough food, we also ordered two other items off of the small plates menu. The Cornbread Zucchini ($14) was stellar, and I'm pretty picky when it comes to cornbread. This one held together nicely, maybe because of the inclusion of the zucchini. It came with some very spreadable butter and honey, which went well with the warmed bread. Katie was over the moon with the Fried Brussels Sprouts ($8). These dolled up sprouts were a textural delight with crunchy almonds, chewy dried cranberries, and a mint yogurt sauce, which bound it all together. I believe that there was also possibly some parmesan cheese added to this. The result was a winning side item that still has Katie looking back fondly even a few weeks past our visit to Hendrix.







After my mother in law let the cat out of the bag that I was here doing a review, we had a very pleasant conversation with General Manager Pete LaCava. We talked about how excited they are to be in Laguna Niguel, his past employers, favorite restaurants, and of course about the food that we had on this evening. He told us he would send us out something for dessert, and we were excited when this dessert sampler made its way to our table. I was super excited to see that the same Sticky Toffee Cake that I had at Driftwood all those years ago is now available at Hendrix. It was still as good as ever but was upstaged by the Hendrix Midnight, which has a layer of peanut butter and jelly and then is finished with a chocolate glace. Decadent and definitely it needs to be shared. Another winner was the Apple Strudel, which should come as no surprise since Chef Schwarz hails from Austria, which is the birthplace of strudel. This was a very traditional version which did not rely on overly sweetened apples heavy in syrup to make its point. A very good group of desserts and a very nice gesture from Mr. LaCava.

I left Hendrix liking it more than I thought I initially would, and I did have high hopes for this restaurant. It exceeded all of our expectations. The meats from the rotisserie were all worth trying here, and the small plates and desserts were almost equally as good. I've read online that one of the criticisms of Hendrix is the portion sizes, but I left here very full and even had some leftovers for the next day's lunch. Our server and everyone we encountered on this particular evening was bright and cheerful and kept our needs met throughout our stay on this evening. I will not let another birthday go by without another visit to Hendrix.

Out of five roses, (because this restaurant is named after Hendrick's Gin, which uses rose petals to add flavor to its libation, and that's the brand of gin that's used to make their martinis here), five being best to zero being worst, Hendrix gets 4 roses.

For more information about Hendrix, head to their website here: https://hendrixoc.com/