RAVE - Chez Maman

The fact that we've eaten many times at the old Chez Maman allowed us to give them the benefit of the doubt on the food at their new place. Confusingly, they've moved a couple doors up 18th Street to occupy the former Chez Papa.

Mr Chez has vacated their 18th and Missouri locale, making way for Mrs Chez to move in. The old Chez Maman will reopen soon as a rotisserie.

So, there's a bit more space for the new occupants and their customers, but the counter service has transferred successfully.

We ate a couple of salads - Mrs P the Endive Salad with pears, walnuts and roquefort cheese, and caramel balsamic vinaigrette ("probably the strongest sauce I've ever  had on a salad") while I had the Frisée Salad with poached egg, lardoons and a red wine vinaigrette ("probably the 100th time I've had this salad, and I never get tired of it").

Then her ladyship had the Salmon, grilled with roasted potatoes, fine herbs and crème fraîche. And she was un-impressed. Mainly with the potatoes, or at least that was her excuse for stealing most of the fries from my Chicken Burger. While it wasn't a luxury item by any means, the burger should have been more moist.

As I said, our previous experiences at their old place ensured we will go back despite the minor shortcomings.