Crush Italian Cuisine & Lounge

I went here for the first time this month after wanting to try for a long time and had an excellent time! Our server was fantastic.

Seating- we had a half booth half chairs seating arrangement and as a short person you definitely sink into the booth seat enough to feel a little low, but it wasn't uncomfortable, just hard to scooch over on

Ambiance: restaurant is well maintained but I wouldn't go again in the height of summer, it's hard enough to cool a house, let alone a restaurant on the second floor. They did a great job for what they were working with

Drinks: I had the dragon lily because I love fruity drinks and our server recommended it based on that, it was fabulous and I'd highly recommend

Food:
-rosemary bread oil/balsamic: omg this was so good and I ate WAY too much of it
-cheesy bread appetizer: fantastic and I need more, this is a must get
-Bruschetta with burrata: I was actually a little disappointed in the presentation of this. Flavorful ingredients but hard to split between people when you have to build your own, just my preference.
-Entree Miso Salmon with substitution of mashed potatoes (instead of wasabi mash potatoes): I found the salmon a little dry and overcooked and found the miso flavor to be too overpowering. The mash was fantastic. Overall wouldn't get this particular dish again.
-Brownie: this was incredible. I was so full but this was so delicious and decadent there was no way I was leaving that uneaten.

Thank you crush for the fabulous birthday and can't wait to go back!

We finally got to go out so I made reservations through Yelp, restaurant confirmed when they opened a couple of days later. We arrived a little early to sit at the bar for drinks but our table was ready. The place was full but the way it's set up our table was quite enough to had a normal conversation. Our waiter was very friendly and polite gave us ample time to enjoy our drinks and appetizers before we had dinner. The Braised Shortribs were excellent and the Eggplant Parm was delicious!