Stir, Lake Ivanhoe Area - Closed

I tried this replacement for Nova on North Orange and Virginia today at lunch. It won't cause much of what it is named for. It isn't much different than Nova. And that is not a good thing. The decor and structure seem exactly the same. Down to the arctic temps. The menu is dull. The exotic items are a pork cheek puff pastry and bone marrow. I tried the pastry ($8) and a half Florida Cobb Salad ($6). The pork was bland. They served it in a jus that my clown fish would find too salty to swim in. The pastry was dough was ok. The salad was atrocious. Every bite was sweet. Sweet bacon jam. Honey goat cheese. Sweet vinaigrette. It also came with some herbed corn. Couldn't begin to guess the herb over all that sweet. They also added a few halves (one whole) cherry tomatoes that were tart. And I doubt they were meant to be. Just bad produce. As was the wilted field greens. A salad you would get at a business conference at a Marriott ... Suites. The lunch menu was mostly sandwiches and app. A boring ensemble like a Cuban and a  fried chicken thigh or buffalo calamari. I did like the fact that they allowed you to get a half order of salad. The dinner menu is the same banality plus four entrees. I think they were a short rib, shrimp and grits, duck with fettuccine (gross) and a pork chop. All a few dollars too much. The executive chef is a girl and you can see evidence of that in the menu and the flavor concoctions. Everything is a little cafe-ish. Too many sweet components. I didn't like Nova and it didn't last. I predict the same outcome for this close cousin. And it had nothing to do with the $3 soda with no re-fills. What is the definition of insanity again? It opened for lunch last week and dinner 2 months ago (?).