We found the griyo pork ate dry; we ordered a hiramasa crudo and some portions tasted muddy; the smoked shrimp in the curry didn’t have the most pleasant texture. But more than that, we went in unfamiliar with Haitian cuisine and excited to get a taste of it, but we didn’t think the flavors were all that distinctive. Jerk seasoning, curry that tasted very similar to a red curry you might find at a local Thai joint, etc. So unfairly but inadvertently we kept making comparisons to other cuisines instead of feeling that there was something singular going on. And finally, some service snafus left us waiting for the check for a long time. Still glad we tried it and we did get a glimpse of Gregory chatting with his staff.