Phoenician

The ambiance was nice, but I was disappointed by the food. I ordered the shrimp and crab linguine with white wine sauce, and it was flavorless with absolutely no seasoning. The “sauce” was tomato juice from the cherry tomatoes and I just couldn’t bring myself to eat any of it. There were also 4 pieces of shrimp and barely any crab. Their menu has a lot of seafood on it but also has a few steak/lamb and one chicken option. The appetizers are okay and the desserts were better. I most likely won’t be returning, but I did appreciate they had many gluten free options.

Last night was my first visit to Phoenician Sail and it was exceptional. I had the skirt steak with chimichurri sauce which was cooked to perfection. I never thought I’d say this about a skirt steak but it was one of the best steaks I’ve ever eaten. We all asked for a few modifications to our meal (nothing crazy, just wanted to substitute the fingerling potatoes with mashed) and they were very happy to accommodate. One of the reasons we chose this restaurant is because they are gluten free friendly. They have a great selection of GF options throughout every course and they’re clearly marked. As a GF person I was very happy to have such great options. But the best part of the experience was our waiter, Steve. He’s the type of guy that within 5 minutes we all decided we wanted to be friends with. Steve is kind, friendly, funny, thorough, honest and knows the menu well. He had us laughing the entire evening and made our night one of the best dining experiences we’ve ever had. You know what they say in the restaurant business - “you go for the food but you go back for the service.” In this case I’ll be back for both which is rare.