The Restaurant Odyssey continues with a trip to Level Dining Lounge.
On this outing we were joined by our neighbors Michelle and Jeff.
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| Michelle and Jeff, meet everyone. Everyone, meet Michelle and Jeff. |
Level opened about three years ago in a prime corner location. They did major renovations and it's now a stylish yet comfortable place to have a drink or a meal. We were tucked into a cozy booth and set about ordering cocktails. Aaron and Jeff both ordered the Lavender Martini, which includes locally made gin from Watershed, I had a Raspberry Bellini and Michelle took our server's suggestion of some kind of blueberry drink. Later when he asked her how she liked it she said "it's OK; I forgot that I don't like blueberries." Silly girl.
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| First round of drinks, then the boys switched to some kind of dark beer, I got my standard Sauvignon Blanc, and Michelle probably ordered something else she didn't like. (Love you, mean it!) |
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| Appetizers: potato skins (quite loaded, pretty greasy but of course we still ate them!); calamari (kind of chewy, although the Thai chili sauce had a nice flavor). |
Aaron, Jeff and I ordered from the Seasonal Menu: Aaron had the Level Lasagna made with sausage (I had the leftovers and it was yummy), Jeff had the Duck Flatbread (duck confit, carmelized onions, goat & gouda cheeses and a berry reduction - yes, please) and I had the Smokey Black Bean Burger with fries (don't get me wrong - I'm a red meat kinda girl, but I love a black bean burger and this one didn't disappoint - spicy and not dry). Michelle had the Chicken Artichoke Panini and insisted that I have a bite. I'm not a big artichoke fan but this was a nicely done panini and the Parmesan Potato Chips were crispy and delicious.
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| Clockwise from top left: black bean burger, lasagna, chicken artichoke panini, duck flatbread |
Overall a solid meal. We had a little struggle over who was buying, which Jeff and Michelle "won," so we walked up the street to the Local Bar where Aaron and I treated for after dinner drinks.
Coming up next: Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams!
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Glad you had a nice time! I am definitely ordering something with those parmesan chips next time. Looked yummy.
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I wondered if that was one of yours! I'm terrible at that, need to work on it. But I do love the design and atmosphere in there.
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Oohhh my goodness. Please bring me some of each item for my lunch today!!! :) You always post the BEST food pics!!
ReplyDeleteI would gobble up that duck flatbread. Yum.
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