This is a short post. One reason is that I was slightly disappointed with my dinner from Downtown Cleveland Restaurant week. For years I heard great things about XO and I have always wanted to try it. Their menu for restaurant week sounded amazing so I really wanted to try the food.
I started my meal with the mini short rib wellington with a wild mushroom risotto. The short rib wellington was literally amuse bouche size, not appetizer size. The risotto was ok, but not great. For the entree I ordered the twin fillet with sauteed spinach and potato cake. The fillet was cooked ok but it was not the quality I expected from XO. The spinach was flavorless. The meal was ok, ut just not great. Dessert was the warm berry compote. That was the first thing I ate all night that was really good. It was buttery and fruity.
I would not return to XO based on this experience.
The good news is that Cleveland Independents is going to have a Restaurant week starting April 2nd~ Who wants to take me to dinner for my birthday?
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