OK--So LM. My husband and I ate there for our last date night as a non-married couple. LM is a French Bistro up in Lincoln Square. I had heard mixed things about the restaurant, but we decided to go anyway. Also, we were seeing a show not too far away after dinner. So between my desire to try LM and the proximity to the concert venue, LM won. We were not disappointed. The restaurant is fairly small, so be sure to make a reservation. There were many attempted walk-ins, but the restaurant truly fully booked for the evening.
We each started with a salad--I had the beet salad with goat cheese, lemon confit, pumpernickel and orange oil. The beet salad was beautiful. It was really well balanced and a great size for an appetizer. For dinner, my husband ate the scallops, and they were wonderful. I often am nervous about ordering scallops because I feel that they are either really delicious or horrible. The worst is when I've tasted grains of sand! Ugh! Note: That did NOT happen at LM. I sampled his scallops and they were perfectly cleaned and prepared. I ordered the Cod with cauliflower, golden raisins and olive oil tapenade and a little bit of brown butter. The dish was incredibly well-balanced, and the fish was fresh and light. I would highly recommend both the cod and the scallops (maybe the cod a little bit more!).
For dessert we shared the apple tarte for 2. It wasn't too sweet, and it was just what we wanted to finish off our meal. We were told that the crust is prepared as you order, so be prepared to wait a bit for the dessert. We didn't mind. Despite the fact that I am sure that the beautiful, flaky crust was almost pure butter, it didn't taste like a heavy dessert. LM can become a bit pricey when you add in the wine, but we thought it was a great place to celebrate our last weekend as a non-married couple.
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