Black & Blue

there was a big turnout as twelve (five rookies) came to dinner in Williamsville at Black & Blue last night. good friends, decent food and a Yankees victory = an awesome evening! in contrast to Tabree, B&B is large, open and modern. unfortunately, the dining area was loud and we were seated so it was impossible for one end of our table to interact with the other. despite this, i think everyone enjoyed the company of the group.

i started with two appetizers: oysters and their kobe meatballs. there's not much to say about oysters - you either like them or you don't and I happen to like them - with lemon, tobasco and cocktail sauce. the kobe meatballs reminded me of swedish meatballs as they had a type of stroganoff gravy covering them. I happen to enjoy swedish meetballs so they get the thumbs up. i also sampled some scallops with a balsamic drizzle (yum), pineapple and sausage (interesting) and some potatoes with balsamic drizzle (yum). I like balsamic so much I may start putting a drizzle on my cereal.

for the entrée I ordered the ny strip with only their rub for flavor. it was good but I can't say that it stood out in any way except that I ordered it medium (I'm usually a medium rare guy) and still found it to be rare. I had an orzo mac and cheese side which was good. I always find that I am compelled to order mac and cheese when I see it on a menu but am always disappointed with it (I guess I need it to be kraft out of the box).

I tried a bunch of different foods and can't recall anything extraodinatry although I did enjoy their filet with a red wine demi glaze. for those who attended, please feel free to contribute your perspective on the blog: http://wnydining.blogspot.com/

i'm throwing out a B+ for Black & Blue despite it being very "Williamsville-y".