I was very glad because my parents joined us for the meal. The restaurant was dark and full of wood, but very warm and elegant and modern. We joined the rest of the Gas Club at our table on the second floor, and our table was huge! It was like eating a Sunday lunch in Italy, with the whole family there.
Grandpa started us off with a bottle of red and a bottle of white. The waiter dumped the red wine into a huge decanter, not unlike those giraffe beer dispensers they have at Buffalo Wild Wings. I'm not sure of its function, but it was an interesting apparatus. I liked the glass of red I tried.
Now the food. I saw the butternut squash gnocchi and nearly closed my menu, but man am I glad I didn't. Listed immediately after was the Gnocchi with Braised Fennel and Herb Ricotta (pictured). It was excellent. The fennel was crisp and citrusy, the gnocchi and cheese perfect, and the artichokes, cherry tomatoes (yes, even in January) and kalamata olives made for serious flavor. There is nothing bland about this dish.
I tried lots of other meals, and everything was great. The appetizers were wonderful too.
A few other things I like about Cooper's Hawk:
- They bring you brown bread with butter, and keep bringing more until you ask them to stop.
- They serve three kinds of potatoes as side dishes
- The service is great
Luke didn't eat his side of mashed potatoes, but enjoyed some of my olives and lots of bread with butter. (Interesting fact: The kids menu includes a salmon entree and a steak entree, both $15 each.)
I gave Cooper's Hawk 5/5 stars. I will definitely be back.
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