I've tried Crush three times, week nights and weekend. I tried, I really tried. They have all the pieces--good atmosphere, good service, and it's a nice place to take a visitor but ... the food is never quite what it should be. It is good but not great. The cost is not insane, but it is high and the food should be great. The portions are often larger than what they need to be (had the lamb chops?), the foie gras was once cold in the middle (other times B or B-), and the fish slightly overcooked. My main complaint is that they try too hard. I don't need six flavors on my halibut--one or two will do fine. I don't need black lentils and potatoes AND greens buried under my fish , one is enough. And so on. It will survive for the Madison Park special-occasion crowd and big-portion crowd, and the booths and bar are sexy and nice for dates but for the cost the food should be a half-step (or more) better. Nishino's up the street is better food and better value tho they need some of Crush's atmosphere! Or Harvest Vine, just down the hill.
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