We love trying new restaurants. Our friends from Orange County are fussy beef eaters. They haven't liked our last two restaurant choices because we picked lighter faire menus. So I searched for a new (to us) restaurant that had a menu headlining lighter items for us with a strong presence of beef for our friends. We found STK. Our menu choices -> shrimp rice krispies, foiegras french toast w/ green apple - almond brioche - sherry gastrique, snapper w/ponzu - shiitake brown butter, bon e - in rib steak , filet,. Dinner was Fabulous. Desserts were delectable. The beef dishes were cooked perfectly. Snapper, a little salty, but the taste was light and very flavorful. Our only disappointment were that the vegetables are over cooked with too much butter. The service was excellent, attentive, well choreographed. I would rate this restaurant only 4 out of 5 (because of the vegetables). The next time I visit, when I make my reservation, I will request they have vegetables available for blanching at time of ordering. The restaurant ambiance is beautiful, warm lighting, very comfortable cushioned bench seating. The background music was soft enough to have conversation. The crowd, thirties on up. All well dressed, beautiful young ladies and the young men mostly wore sport coats. For the other foodies out there who are familiar with fine restaurants ? I rate STK up there with my other favorite restaurants - Melisse, Le Cachette, Mistral.
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