Yabo

We thoroughly enjoyed an incredible dining experience at Yabo on Saturday night. Andrew was our server and did a great job. Friendly, efficient and has great timing. The veal chop special was out of this world as was the Norman Love dessert. Thank you all for a much needed pleasant evening. We will be back!

Enjoyed this eclectic dinner joint. Delicious food. Dark inside, would like to try the outside dining.

As I consider last night's dinner at Yabo, the thing that stands out is the extraordinary flavors given to ordinary sounding dishes.  My caprese salad with fresh basil was listed as being served with balsamic vinegar and olive oil, but the taste was extremely bright and downright exciting.  My veal chop was perfectly cooked and, again, seasoned most unusually so that the flavor was bold satisfying.  Even the sauteed spinach, that most common and mundane veggie side dish, was exploding with brilliant flavor.  My companions shared a gorgonzola salad as an appetizer and it too had explosive taste.  Bec's Bags, a pasta pocket dish, carried that theme of unique taste further.  Veal Milanese could have been prepared the common way and been absolutely adequate.  Instead, it was given a bouquet of flavor that lifted it far above the norm.

Although the prices are a little higher than other places in the area, the portions are generous and the food is amazing.  Last night the kitchen was a little slow, but they were working culinary magic in there, so WTF.  The room is sort of divey but pleasant and the fact that there was live music that wasn't so loud we had to scream to hear each other, and that the singer was quite good put a nice cap on the experience.