THIS RESTAURANT IS CLOSED Perdix

THIS RESTAURANT IS CLOSED Perdix Restaurant Review:

At the turn of the millennium, Perdix burst on to the scene as Jamaica Plain's first upscale, chef-driven dining destination; in its current location on Restaurant Row (i.e., the South End stretch of Tremont Street), it lies a little lower but continues to glow. Simple furnishings, burnished metallic tones and a backyard garden make for an intimate feel. Chef-owner Tim Partridge's contemporary dishes are big-boned---perhaps due to the influence of former employer Chris Schlesinger at the East Coast Grill---but display a grace that only comes when chefs let go of their egos and cook for pleasure. Even belly-fillers like speck-and-cabbage ravioli with poppy seeds and cider-ale short ribs show Partridge's lightness of touch, while the cheekiness of his blunch menu---from French toast jazzed up with peanut butter and jelly to steak frites re-imagined as fries with steak tips and aïoli---puts hash-house repertoires to creative shame.