"Taste adds a much-needed dash of sophistication and, well, good taste to the Cedar-Lee neighborhood in Cleveland Hts." 
Plain Dealer 100 A-List Restaurants April 8, 2011

"fine dining, extensive wine list, full bar in a warm inviting atmosphere"

" a new, hip restaurant and wine bar in the Cedar-Lee entertainment district"

Foodie News

Taste (2317 Lee Rd., 216.932.9100, tastefoodwine.com) has opened in the former home of the Wine Room. While many lament the modifications to the previous tenant's glorious wood bar, Taste is already garnering praise of its own. The expanded footprint allows space for a bar and lounge area, a separate dining room and an open kitchen with adjacent chef's table. All told, the restaurant seats about 80. With a granite bar, blond butcher-block tables and minimal accents, the space is clean, fresh and modern - a perfect match for the food. Chef Anthony Vicente, a recent transplant from Paris, where he cooked at a perennially packed bistro, has a sharp focus when it comes to food. Dishes are restrained - austere, almost - and executed flawlessly. Airy salmon mousse is spooned onto toast in one starter, while another features glazed chicken-stuffed crepes with tart greens. Nearly all the starters are cold dishes, an odd tack given the season. There is no such misconnect in the entrée section, where items like rack of lamb, seared scallops and seared bronzini get top billing. For $45, diners can select an app, main, dessert and two glasses of wine.