I went to Ammo with a girlfriend of mine yeasterday, and I have to say that it was rather diappointing for the hefty price tag. I ordered the wild bass braised in the wood oven with baby artichokes, teardrop tomatoes, cannellini beans, preserved lemon, Castelveltrano olives, white wine and fresh herbs. It sounds really good, doesn't it? But the taste didn't match up to the glitzy list of ingredients. The dish came in a small black skillet, with the bass sitting in a kind of stew of ingredients that just didn't seem to stand out or even compliment each other in any way. The hot skillet only served to overcook the fish about 7 minutes into the meal. The dish was bland and uninteresting, but still cost me $28 plus tax and tip. With drinks and dessert, the bill came out to be $70.\r
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I have to say though, they have the most amazing olive oil I ever tasted. It almost tastes infused with fruit. The maitre d' was kind enough to provide the name and contact info of the olive oil vendor, but other than that one act of kindness, we were stuck with a surly waitress the whole night who couldn't even remember to tell us about the specials that night. \r
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For the price, I would recommend a different restaurant, because this one is definitely not worth it.
Pros: lively bistro atmosphere
Cons: bland food, bad service, hefty price tag
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