I have always wanted to try Up Modern Kitchen. My friend suggested we go here instead of Shady Grove, which was a big mistake. I ordered the butternut squash and gorgonzola cheese cavatelli with chicken. Obviously, you cannot go wrong with a gorgonzola cheese sauce but the butternut squash was almost invisible. In addition, the chicken tasted like it was either 1. sitting in a fridge for a week or 2. frozen. It was not fresh whatsoever. \n\nAnother person in my party ordered the seasonal risotto (wild mushroom) which was tasteless. We were joking around and she ALMOST asked for tobacco but wasn't courageous enough. I don't even think they threw in the least bit of salt or pepper. Finally, the last person in the party ordered the trout. It came with the skin, which she does not like, so this could have been a preference type thing, but she did not like her entre either.\n\nThe fried ricotta (as an appetizer) was the only thing we ordered that was semi decent.\n\nON THE OTHER HAND I did like the d\u00e9cor inside. Very rustic chic-ish. They also have a wine night on Tuesday and Wednesday which would be fun to go to with a bunch of your friends. I think the only way I would ever go back would be to have a drink or two and that's it.
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