Band of Bohemia - Food and beer truly killing it?

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Message DietPepsican P beers 1592 º places 63 º 22:13 Mon 1/11/2016 I was lucky enough to have seats at the chefs counter at Band of Bohemia over the weekend and I have to say it was the best food experience I’ve ever had at a "brewpub". 15 or so courses of ridiculously well done food paired half wine, half house made beers. The beers are interesting, with unique ingredients. The beer all was on the dry side. The added ingredients were mild, complimentary, and refreshing. Nothing is going to hit you in the face like an imperial stout or an IPA. The hop profiles seems old world, perhaps saaz or something along that range. I dug it quite a bit myself. I do feel they are a bit out of place without the experience, but I also feel like this is a good move forward. I can get used to this sort of thing with food. Seriously. Cocktails were beyond good. A steal in the city at $10-12 each. House made sodas beyond unique. Wine pairings on point. Basically a liquid powerhouse on all fronts here, but I think the beer has the most room to grow. Really looking forward to how that progresses, and a great step in that direction. On the food front, this was a roundhouse kick to the face. Multiple amuse and small bites brought every few minutes. Main course brought at a feverish pace. Big portions. It was a welcome and refreshing to other restaurants that seem to last the whole night. I like both honestly, but can appreciate having the option to come in at 6 and leave before 9 with this many courses. Huge focus on fresh, seasonal, and local where possible. Modern technique but nothing overboard or weird. The giant fire pit as the focus point pumps off wonderful heat in the cold months and is making excellent meat. My wife being a pescatarian that hates mushrooms including truffles was super impressed, they were very accommodating to all of her requests. The service was some of the best in the city without being stuffy. Napkins refolded while in the shitter of course, but totally attentive and shadowing you but you never really notice. Clean shitters. Mentioned wanting a taste of the soda to my wife and a soda randomly shows up. Super friendly service all around. This truly kicked ass. At only the 5th service for the chefs table and first batch of beer, I’m really interested where this goes.
Message DietPepsican P beers 1592 º places 63 º 22:19 Mon 1/11/2016 Gratuitous food pics, low res, iphone 3gs, unedited Embassy in the Rabat Kitchen counter view Brewery to the right Plating prep as we were seated Macaron, sweet corn, uni, lime Gruyere chip, charred broccoli, cheese powder Sturgeon bacon, leek, parmesan, creme fraiche Charred pearl onion, cauliflower, smoked trout roe, chive Sweetbread, smoked beef fat, fresno chili, blue cheese Potato, romesco, piparras, smoked olive oil Duck, collards, blueberry, pistachio Pork, pastrami celery root, sweet potato, black garlic Chicken, celeriac, truffled chicken jus, chicken skin Prawns, roasted vegetable jus, cabbage Beef, gochuhang, grilled cauliflower, charred onion Foie Gras, banana, marcona almond, black truffle Tangerine togarashi sorbet, cashew praline, walnut crumble Chocolate mousse, passion fruit, cocoa nibs, chocolate tuile Mignardises A truffle goodbye
Message MacBoost beers 2074 º places 37 º 12:21 Sat 1/23/2016 Yeah, but I just bought a garbage plate for $7.
Message t0rin0 P beers 102 º places 1528 º 12:59 Sat 1/23/2016 What drink was each dish paired with?

Message DietPepsican P beers 1592 º places 63 º 17:24 Sun 2/14/2016 Ate here again over the weekend, will report back with a write up in a few days. Beer was better, some rebrews. Food was on that level again, just a great house vibe here as well.
Message Art beers 3223 º places 131 º 07:02 Mon 2/15/2016 This looks awesome. I’d love something like this in Pittsburgh.
Message JulienHuxley P beers 6219 º places 450 º 08:17 Mon 2/15/2016 Originally posted by DietPepsican Ate her again over the weekend, DietPepsi Valentine’s special
Message JulienHuxley P beers 6219 º places 450 º 08:18 Mon 2/15/2016 Looks pretty amazing!

Message DietPepsican P beers 1592 º places 63 º 14:59 Sun 3/6/2016 Originally posted by t0rin0 What drink was each dish paired with? Good Q and something I took notes on over the next visit. Got into a wicked 40 car pileup the day after so it’s been a few weeks coming. Anyways, we went for another visit mid February at the chefs counter. Our menu was completely different from what we had 4 weeks prior. Being a difficult month for fresh sourced and local, this had a big focus on the sea. The chef specifically mentioned wanting to not repeat courses for us and make my pescatarian wife happy. I think everything was new minus the goodbye course. We had another wonderful experience from start to finish. Our cocktails to start the evening were amazing and again...for the city....super inexpensive. I’d definitely recommend coming in an hour early and having a seat at the bar to try a few along with the house soda. The food itself was generously portioned, well thought out, and perfectly paced. We again were served at a lightning (yet not rushed in any way) pace. Small bite amuse portions coming first rapid fire followed by overwhelmingly crushing mains served a bit slower and a long build for dessert. For the most part, the food was flawless. Possibly perfect oysters. Prawn on point. Perfectly cooked scallops. Etc. On the beer pairing end, we were served 3 beers with the courses. The Culinary Noble was served with the Prawn. Grilled Apple Tarragon was served with the salsify. Orange Chicory Rye paired with the lamb neck. Everything was very well paired for beer. Subtle and not overpowering. I wouldn’t say it was better than the wine pairings, but it was certainly well thought out. Anyways, food pics: Kusshi Oyster - rutabaga, beer vinegar Chicken Liver Mousse - rye toast, mostarda Duck Bacon - espelette, mustard Cured Mackerel - dashi, kabosu Patagonian Prawn - oyster emulsion beer pairing of Culinary Noble Diver Scallop - romesco, allium relish Sturgeon - seaweed, root veg, horseradish Maitake - black garlic, hazelnut, truffle Beets by Dre - roasted, pickled, raw Salsify - hollandaise, skate wing Flank Steak - boredelaise, marcona almond, olive Octopus - red wine, marcona almond, olive Black Cod - green go-chu-jang, mango Lamb Neck - green go-chu-jang, mango Palate cleanse Forbidden Rice Pudding - blueberry, licorice, oregano Chocolate - malt ice crea, rosemary, yogurt Mignardises
Message sloth P beers 3474 º places 102 º 15:16 Sun 3/6/2016 Looks yummy, looks pricey too. Enjoy!
Message DietPepsican P beers 1592 º places 63 º 15:24 Sun 3/6/2016 It’s actually pretty damn inexpensive for an all in experience. Maybe 7-8 pours of wine and 3 pours of beer? I have had wine pairings pricier than dinner here all in.