After a great review a couple of Sunday's ago by the infamous BAR of the SacBee, this was a must check out place for my purposes. So keep in mind this is only my initial impressions, as we didn't have a full meal, and just enjoyed their happy hour.
The french fries as depicted in through detail in the article were right up to their reputation, crisp, salty, and soft in the center - a small note would be the abundance of them given (love that) lead the bottom fries to be soft and soggy, which was slightly disappointing.
A true surprise was a utter freshness of the oysters on the half shell. The oyster liquor was rich and briny, thick in viscosity and bright. For only $2 a piece this was quite a treat. The vinegar and white wine finishing sauce (mignonette) was slightly bland, and not as exciting as a tobasco or garlic sauce - but it was staying true to it's French roots.
Drinks. I'm a huge fan of a great dirty martini, and the ability to make one. So this was slightly disappointing as there wasn't nearly enough olive juice to be considered dirty, though it was perfectly cold and dry - so you win some you loose some.
Overall my impression was they are quickly trying to catch up with the amount of people now clambering at their doors - from hiring new staff to seating walk-in's hours after they first arrive. But if their quality of seafood maintains I'm going to have to make it my mission to head back for the mussels, as they are becoming the stuff of legend.
As my budget or name didn't get us a table that night, we finished up our evening at Magpie Cafe a couple of blocks away with their White Bean puree and Mushrooms, which were outstanding and put my vegan comrade in a foodie coma - definitely worth checking out.
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