What makes this gratin at Mesa Grill so exceptional?

Mesa Grill is not the restaurant for a heart-to-heart talk, but it's ideal for a screaming fight.

Chef Holland returned to Mesa Grill in 1994 to work as a line cook.

They went out to Mesa Grill in Manhattan and immediately started dating.

When he isn't at Mesa Grill, he is usually in another restaurant, seeing what people are doing.

They installed or maintained the floors at Mesa Grill.

Mesa Grill, when I reviewed it three years ago, showed no signs of flagging.

Three years later, he opened a second tribute to fire and spice, Mesa Grill.

"It's less fine dining than Mesa Grill, but the kind of attention the customer gets should be no different."