Let me start by mentioning that I am a huge fan of Sam Fox restaurants. I usually find myself giving them four stars and the lone five star for Bloom that is now gone. The Greene House used to be one of my favorites and on our regular rotation, but we stopped going frequently when I found the menu items not worthy of the prices, particularly at dinner. And the past couple of times we went, I could barely find anything on the menu that even sounded appetizing to me.\n\nHaving said that, there is nothing inherently bad about The Greene House. They have a beautiful wine by the glass list, and some amazing cocktails. The pink and Greene martini was out of this world delish and served as my dessert too! \n\nHubby started with the tuna tartare tacos, which were presented in mod fashion. He enjoyed them immensely. He followed that up with the seared ahi tuna entree which, too, came artfully presented, with a huge mound of ahi. I was surprised. Not as tender and flavorful as he had hoped. (I have to keep reminding him that seared ahi is nothing like sashimi ahi, which is buttery and melts in your mouth.) Satisfying but not blown away. \n\nUsually, I like to pick an appetizer for my starter and an appetizer for my dinner, but I was hard-pressed to find even one this particular night so I opted to order the sea scallops with caramelized cauliflower, snap peas and bacon. What I received was five teeny-tiny sea scallops, lots of baby snap peas cut on the bias, charred cauliflower and one piece of bacon. The scallops were tender and flavorful, the rest were useless garnish as far as I was concerned. We paid a lot of money for five scallops!\n\nThe host was genuine and welcoming when we arrived, seating us promptly in our desired area as we booked on Open Table and specified where we wanted to sit. Service was okay, nothing spectacular from our waiter. \n\nOn the up side, I love the Greene House patio, especially the side adjacent to the main dining room. If you get there too early, you will get some serious sun as it sets in the evening sky, but it is one of my favorite patios in the area (along with the one at Bar North). It has great people watching and catches a nice breeze on hot desert nights. Saturday nights are especially happening when Kierland Commons has a band playing. Full tummy (even if the food is just okay), nice walk around the center, and fun music makes for a great evening.
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