- Overall 3
- Food 5
- Service 1
- Ambience 4
I want to start this by saying the food was delicious, and I think our direct server was great. I notified the staff of an apple and pear allergy at the beginning of the meal. I asked specifically about the kimchi, since it is on a large portion of the tasting menu, which my suspicions were confirmed that there was apple/pear in the prep. We opted to go with some banchan, steak, osso bucco ddukboki, and 7 grain buttered rice. As plated were delivered, specifically the steak sauces, I asked the food runner if there was apple or pear in them. They asked the kitchen, and the kitchen gave a very vague answer and was unsure.
I am quite disappointed that the staff at one of the more acclaimed and upscale restaurants in town can't answer and don't have at their disposal an ingredient list for such a consequential thing. The other thing that sucked is later that night I ended up dealing with said allergic reaction. Luckily this is not an epipen situation, but for others it may be. I hope for change within the restaurant to take allergens more seriously and be more explicit on explaining if there are said allergens being delivered to the table.
I would not have posted this publicly, but I sent an unresponded to email about this (not looking for anything, just an acknowledgment of change) and have not heard back in days. Let this serve as a warning to those with food allergies that there could be an issue and think twice about this. For those without, it is delicious and I hope you enjoy the meal.
