Whups.

Jazz 28 has been open quite a while in my neighborhood, and I just tried it last night. That is my mistake.

Look, I don’t know how you feel about jazz, jazz clubs, etc., but I can say the food here was exceptional and the service exceptionally friendly. The small spot on the corner of Fulton/28th and Clinton has hosted 4 different restaurants since I have been a west-sider (Tracie’s, Halite, Boulevard Blonde, now Jazz 28), but this one might finally be better than the first.

I had a fish sandwich - it was a delicately (and in-house) breaded orange roughy with some quality fries. The wife had a bowl of Gumbo, apparently made by a bartender with Louisiana roots. It had the deep and complex flavor of a brown/black roux. It seemed a tad pricey, but without drinks the above only set us back $20.

Check it out, don’t let this incarnation of 2800 Clinton Ave. go quietly into this good night.