Crush Best Restaurant510 E Belvedere Avenue, 443-278-9001
There were great expectations when chef/owner Dan Chaustit (formerly of Christopher Daniel) opened his new place in the former Taste spot near Belvedere Square. And he didn’t disappoint us. The modern American menu is neighborhood friendly with a range of prices and choices. Chaustit also kept Taste’s beautiful décor-sleek, minimalist, and inviting. We love his little food surprises; teeny grilled cheese sandwich croutons with the silky tomato soup, blueberries and roasted pumpkin seeds in the spinach salad, and brown-sugar bacon on the grilled-chicken sandwich. Entrees are down-to-earth and earnest, from the hunk of grilled rockfish to the fat beef filet. But if there’s ever a reason to grab a table here, it’s the desserts. A root beer float with homemade cookies, individual pineapple upside-down cakes, and mini Jewish apple cakes made us groupies.
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