Restaurants near Duffys Square Shopping Center

Very good experience. Food, service, atmosphere and noise level were excellent.

Beautiful restaurant, excellent food, excellent service, looking forward to coming back soon👍

Tonight we dined at Carlo and Johnny to celebrate my husband’s birthday. Jeff Ruby has set a high bar on service and food, and because of this our expectations were high. Our waitstaff was Paul and Evan and they were top notch. Funny without being intrusive, attentive without being in the way. Perfect service. The atmosphere is glamorous at Carlo and Johnny. There’s not a bad seat in the house. Our corner booth was a perfect spot for my husband and I to enjoy each other's company and our time there. We started with bread - it was perfect. That sourdough is wonderful, tangy, chewy perfection. I had the kale salad and my husband had the Freddie. Both salads were excellent. I ordered the steak Diane, my husband had the cowboy steak. Both cooked medium. We added the carrots and fries. The cowboy steak was cooked perfectly. The meat itself wasn’t as “melt in your mouth” as usual, but the flavor was still nice. The steak Diane was overcooked. Thankfully the mushroom sauce was delicate and flavorful. The fries were fine, nothing to write home about. The carrots, sadly, were undercooked. Crunchy to the point of my knife slamming down on my plate as I cut them. I’ve had the carrots numerous times before and they are usually so decadent and soft. I also ordered a kahlua and cream which was expertly made. We took a slice of bitter pie to go and I am hoping the quality will shine in that. This is not the norm for Jeff Ruby’s restaurants, and I hope our next visit is better.

My 4 colleagues and I met for lunch for our annual Christmas lunch. We wanted to go to someplace new so chose Cooper's Hawk. We were promptly seated in a comfortable booth and our server was very attentive and totally on top of everything! We ordered several appetizers; the Candied Bacon and Artisan Cheese Plate was yummy (especially the 2 goat cheese offerings) and the Sweet Chili Calamari was deliciously different than any other calamari I've had (they're typically breaded, deep fried and served very crispy like onion rings) . These were huge calamari (very tender, not chewy), lightly battered, and liberally blanketed with a medium-spice sweet chili sauce and served with a Sesame-Sriracha Aioli. Highly recommended! I also ordered a cup of the Seafood Bisque which was rich, creamy and included a generous amount of crab, shrimp and lobster; I shared it with 2 colleagues who also gave it a thumbs up. Two colleagues shared a white wine flight and a red wine flight; they expected small tasting-sized glasses so were surprised when 8 almost regular-sized glasses of wine (4 white, 4 red) were brought to the table. Two other colleagues each had an individual glass of the Pinot Gris and did a refilll halfway through their meals. Our entrees were a mixed bag... my Shrimp and Scallop Risotto with peas, asparagus, corn and spinach was underwhelming; I ate about half, brought the rest home but doubt I'll finish it. One colleague had a Braised Short Rib Grilled Cheese sandwich with Fries and a side of Tomato Soup; he only ate half (too much cheese, not enough meat). One colleague had the Baked Parmesan Shrimp Scampi and said the shrimp was tough. Two other colleagues ordered the Dana's Parmesan-Crusted Chicken and both cleaned their plates. Several us of decided to split the Banofee Pie for dessert. While we were waiting, our server brought us 5 small glasses of a fruity dessert wine (didn't catch the name) and it was a delicious. The Banofee Pie was oustanding.

Good was wonderful. Service was good. I could have done without the louder music while we were trying to socialize without group but we made it work. We will go back.