I would give this restaurant 4/5
We went to Yellowbelly before going to the Fox to see Beetlejuice. Parking in the Central West End is always a pain in the butt. We parked about 1/2 block away but got caught in a quick rain storm at the corner waiting for the light to change.
I had heard about this restaurant years ago. TV Chef Richard Blais helped open this restaurant in 2019. Then the pandemic hit. I'm surprised it survived...as so many young restaurants didn't. It has a menu "from the coasts" is what our waiter told us.
From the drink menu I tried something noted as "adventurous." It was called an Italian Clover Club. It had: Bombay gin, clairin, raspberry, pineapple, strega, lemon, egg whites. I had to use Google. Clairin and strega are both liquors. It was good...different.
Mike tried a Jungle Bird. YB aged rum blend, campari, pineapple, lime
We tried an order of crab fritters. They were like crab cakes only rolled into balls. They came with a mustard dipping sauce (I don't do anything mustard). They were good.
For supper I had grilled salmon with spicy green thai curry sauce over jasmine rice. It was super yummy. I would totally order it again! The salmon was good, but with the sauce...it was great! (BTW, the things that look like pineapple or potatoes, are actually parsnips and were kind of potatoy and kind of sweet...who knew!!).
Mike ordered the filet and fries. The filet comes with bbq butter and Korean charred onion salsa. The fries are fried in beef fat. He liked both of them. The fries are totally different. Super crispy on the outside and they have a slightly beefy taste.
We had a tiramisu type of dessert, but I didn't take a photo. It was a nice dinner. The restaurant has all ages of people. On the night we were there, there were a lot of 20-30 yr olds doing drinks and snacks and 30-70 yr olds eating a sit down dinner. It is not a big place, so you need a reservation, but they are known for fun drinks and snacks.
