Last weekend found us in South Norwalk CT (SONO) dining with our good friends the LeBeau's at Match. Executive Chef Matt Storch has put together an excellent menu that has had him at his current location for almost 10 years. We have been there a few times before and enjoyed the meal each time and this visit was no different.
It was a nice night out so they had the large doors open in the front which had some small tables that spilled out onto the side walk for a little alfresco dining.
I wasn't able to take photos that evening so my words will have to do for this review.
The LeBeau's (who own the wonderful Marly's in Wilton) are good eaters like us so we enjoyed perusing the menu. It was pretty obvious that the menu was strong with the appetizers so we quickly decided to have a completely shared meal.
We started off with some drinks. I don't remember what the others got but I got the Cucumber lemonade Vodka martini. It was ridiculously smooth. Served in a chilled glass I looked like the complete idiot drinking it. There is no masculine way to drink out of those glasses. No matter what is inside the rim, men look like schmuck's drinking out of them. But after two drinks, who the hell cares what you look like, right?
So our first round of plates came out. Short rib nuggets were served first. The menu describes them as glazed with pomegranate, orange and 50 cloves of garlic. Now you put 50 cloves of garlic into anything, it's going to be a strong tasting dish. It was strong tasting but not from garlic. The glaze was delicious and the meat was tender.
The second dish was the spicy sausage pizza. In the back of the dining room is another bar area that houses a large wood burning oven specifically designed for pizzas. They have Five pizzas to choose from and we made a good choice with the Spicy Sausage. Jalapeños and chili oil give the pizza the heat. It would be good as a lunch portion of to share as an appetizer as we did.
The third dish was Tuna Tartar Cracker. Three large crackers had two generous scoops of raw tuna. Onions and capers added some excellent flavor to the dish. Again, the portions were very generous here so sharing was very easy.
The last of our first round was the Scallop Special. Three large Sea Scallops were seared to perfection and served over a salad of Frissee lettuce that had a lemon vinaigrette. If this ever comes up again, please get it. it should be put on the regular menu it was so good.
Next came two salads that we ordered to split up the meal. Both salads were also very generous so it gave each of us an ample amount of roughage to share. The first salad was the Arugala salad. The best part of this was the large pieces of shaved Parmesan cheese. The second salad was the Steakhouse salad. huge pieces of bacon and feta cheese covered a nice hunk of crisp and crunchy iceberg lettuce. The balsamic dressing was drizzled all over the salad and mixed nicely when you dove in to get a big bite of everything. Again, portions very generous.
Trying to figure where to go from here, we went with two orders of the sliders so that each of us had a little burger. The menu calls the Banh Mi Sliders which is Vietnamese for a pulled pork sandwich that was topped with Hoisin sauce, spicy mayo and cucumbers. The buns were soft and the sweet potato chips that accompanied the dish were excellent. I have a soft spot for sliders. Something so cute about a little burger. it's like going to a seafood restaurant and getting that little fork. I could eat a whole meal with that thing.
The last dish as the Forest Pizza. Sautéed mushrooms with spinach and garlic topped with Mozzarella and goat cheese. It was a perfect way to end the meal.
Well almost the perfect way. We got a dessert sampler that was pretty good too.
Match can be found in South Norwalk CT and can be found here: http://www.matchsono.com/index.html
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