Au Cheval: Expectations were lofty, and golden boy Brendan Sodikoff (Gilt Bar, Doughnut Vault, Maude's Liquor Bar), But Au Cheval is hardly a greasy spoon; if anything it's a highly polished and very stylish spoon. The menu, which servers dub "diner-style with European influences," veers into territory virtually untouched by its peers.
