Comme Ca

Tried a cute restaurant that J recommended after he went for work. I have to say, the decor is adorable and the service was superb for LA. However, food was hit and miss (though generally impressive and worth a try)

LA has sad bread. It's a constant sore spot for me. This mini baguette was toasted to death and had no flavor whatsoever. I don't know if it makes it better or worse that it was served with some of the best butter I've ever tasted--whipped and lightly topped with salt and pepper.

The French onion soup was, sadly, no better than the $1.19 version I enjoyed last week at Mimi's Cafe. I know, sad huh? The Comme Ca version just has too much cheese, and I never thought there could be such a thing as too much cheese. But in soup, too much cheese means it all clumps together in an inseperable mass, instead of being stringy and distributed all over the bread. The soup also had too much bread. However, the soup had great depth of beefiness, so I think a little tweaking would make it perfect. Comme Ca, are you listening?

My half order of steak tartare was superb. The beef was chopped to just the right consistency and perfectly dressed in something lightly mustardy. The greens were especially tender and crisp. I ate the whole thing like a salad, ignoring the sad bread chips. Grr, bad bread makes me angry. Sigh. SF, when will you and I be together again? Oh, right, next week. Yay!