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Corce’s Restaurant and Jazz Bar – San Diego, CA
On Saturday night, while we were in the Gaslamp District of San Diego celebrating my birthday, we went to Corce’s Restaurant and Jazz Bar to have dinner. We made reservations earlier in the day and we were able to get a nice table near the window (looking out to the busy downtown streets). The jazz band for the night was playing in the bar area and played a nice fusion of bebop jazz and latin jazz. We were seated in the next room, making the music less loud (perfect level for dinner conversation), but the music made for nice background soundtrack to our dinning experience. We started the meal off with a bottle of wine recommended by the waitress. I can’t recall what the wine was exactly, but it was nothing special. Despite that first set back, we ordered some appetizers. First we had some tempura fried calamari that was good, but pretty typical. After that, we had one very large crab cake that we all split. I’m not a huge fan of crab cakes, but this was one of the best crab cakes I have ever had; it was pan-seared, creating a great mix of creamy and crispy. Next up was the entrees. I ordered the grilled duck breast with crispy skin duck confit. This was the best duck I have ever had; the breast was sliced into perfectly tender little pieces and the drumstick was nicely cooked with a perfectly crispy skin. The dish also included wonderfully tasty toasted barely risotto and sauteed spinach. I thought the dish was excellent and I really enjoyed it. We ended the meal with a seasonal crisp with fresh fruit and we had some coffee. The desert was pretty much a fruit cobbler, but it was tasty and good finish to a great meal. Corce’s is not a cheap place to go, but if you have the money and want good food and good music, then I would highly recommend checking out their dinning experience.
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