Matyson Restaurant, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Restaurant Details

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took my sister for her birthday and we were treated like royalty! the server could not have been more attentive...the phenomenal dessert came out beautifully decorated with "happy birthday" icing..the entree presentations were like artwork and the tastes were delectable...definitely need to make a return trip

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Rittenhouse (where I was) is conveniently located within a few minutes walk to Matyson, which recently installed a $35 prix fixe menu for Sunday nights. For this week, the theme was sea bass. I'm more of a salmon kind of guy, but what the heck, why not?

We started off with two triangle shaped pieces of crispy polenta with mancheo and tomato fondue. I thought this was alright. The real highlight came second, with a bowl of steamed mussels bathed in an aromatic broth infused with coconut curry and sprinkled with cashew, sweet potato, and basil. I took a deep breath to inhale the beautiful aroma that this concoction brought out. My olfactory senses were happy...and so were my taste buds.

Then came the striped bass, which was served with black rice, asparagus, and saffron aioli (a fancy name for mayo). As I said, I'm a salmon guy, and found eating the striped bass equivalent to eating solid water. The skin was crispy and crunchy, but the fish itself was no salmon. However, the accompanying black rice and asparagus were great supporting acts and saved the dish.

We wrapped it up with a chocolate kahlua mousse cake with hazelnuts and créme anglaise (a fancy name for English cream). Unlike the striped bass, the cake left no doubt that it was chocolate. Rich and flavorful it was - luckily, the portion size was small so there was no risk of overindulging.

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We came here for Sunday brunch, which apparently is a relatively new development for Matyson. As a spoiler, it was a great brunch! We started off sharing the Shaved Tuscan Kale - a delicious mixture of quinoa, butternut squast, pepitas, parmesan, and oregano. For a salad, this gave quite the buzz to my taste buds and felt very light. Great way to start it off.

Next up, we shared the Brisket Egg & Cheese with cheddar and a fried egg sandwiched between sesame brioche. This sounds like a pretty heavy dish, but it was surprisingly very light as well - all without losing an ounce of flavor.

Still hungry, we split the Chicken & (scallion) Waffles - drizzled with Korean chili sauce and accompanied with a fried egg. Again, this sounds like a heavy dish, but the chef pulled another Houdini and made the heaviness disappeared from the fried chicken. If you order this dish, I'd suggest asking to have the chili sauce on the side - it's a bit spicy but also quite sweet. So, unless you like your fried chicken sweet and spicy, get the sauce separately.

A little hungry still, we asked to see the dessert menu. Unfortunately, the pastry chef wasn't in so our options were limited. We went with Apple Crisp topped with vanilla ice cream. Yes, you guessed it, this was pretty light as well! Nothing paired with vanilla ice cream can go wrong, unless the vanilla ice cream is bad. This was good.

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It took me a while to get here but it was worth the wait. Every dish was interesting and great. I also got here for their roundeye noodle pop up which was great. The fros gras dumplings are a winner.

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This was another of the many great BYOB's in Philly. We took a bus to get out there and were dropped off just a block away in the lovely art museum neighborhood. The service was wonderful. My water glass was never empty, they opened our wine without charging a corkage fee, and stayed out of the way otherwise so we could enjoy the people we went with. Their food was tasty. We had several of the vegetarian options from the appetizers menu and loved them all. I recommend the noodle-free lasagna. Very good.

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We truly enjoyed dining at Matyson. The scallops were perfectly cooked and barely but perfectly seasoned. My flank steak was tasty. We had excellent service and no corkage fee. Its BYOB so you can buy a better bottle of wine and really enjoy the food. I highly recommend eating a Matyson!