Mowry & Cotton

Chef de cuisine Tandy Peterson adds fun, sophisticated touches to a Modern American menu built around crowd-pleasing small plates of flatbread, meatballs and steak. For the yummy proof, try the outrageously good buttermilk buns, wild mushroom flatbread with apricot and horseradish, and fabulous veal and black garlic meatballs. On the flip side: Beware the abysmal service.