Rolo's

Last night Michael and I went to dinner at Rolo's on Onderdonk in Ridgewood. Made reservation on Resy. Unfortunately, reservations can only be made on Resy either early (5pm ish) or late (after 9:30), but we had a party to go to at 7pm, so we took a 5pm reservation.  First ones in the restaurant.  Parking is usually pretty bad, but Michael snagged a good spot!

Lovely service by all staff.  Many staff members around to take care of all your needs, even when not asking.  Really nice, take plates and silverware and replace as needed, fresh water carafe brought several times, table cleared and cleaned.  Atticus was a great and friendly server, always around to see if we needed anything, but not pushy.

We shared wood-fired polenta bread with olive oil and salt (they have other styles) but we wanted to see what it really tasted like without heavy toppings and it was absolutely delicious.  Chewy and light and flavorful.  Then we shared a dish of golden beets with Gouda cheese crumbled on top tossed in a citrus vinaigrette.  That was the show stopper.  Super flavorful, sweet and savory and great texture from the crumbles.  I had grilled artic char over cauliflower.  The char (think salmon) was PERFECTLY cooked and seared and I was in heaven with each bite.  Michael had the double cheeseburger with coppa bacon and yes it's pricey for a burger (comes with no sides) however, the flavor was outstanding and it was juicy and yummy.

We had two cocktails: Mezcal old-fashioned (with 3 cherries) and a dirty vodka martini (with 3 olives). They were made and presented perfectly.

Dessert was an apple brown butter galette that while delicious, should have been served warm or room temp and not cold...Added a cordial of Forthave "Brown" coffee liqueur (https://forthavespirits.com/) and we were done and off to Finback Queens for a friend's birthday celebration. 

Great and fun night, as always, with Michael. xo