July 17: Sorrel ★★★

$35 Dinner

Sorrel is a small and cosy restaurant on subterranean Yorkville St. off the corner of Bellair. The menu is all too familiar: caprese or arugula salad; salmon or steak. The buffalo mozzarella was fresh and the herbs were a thoughtful addition but the thickly sliced and watery tomatoes diluted the delicate cheese. The steak was a blushing pink but it was a bit bland with a tangy bitterness.  I have had much better (but also much worse).  The apple strudel was flaky with a perfect balance of sweet and sour but still resembled the average strudel.

caprese salad, basil pesto, extra virgin oil

steak frites, sautéed mushroom, au jus

apple strudel