Recently, the roommates were kind enough to treat my husband and myself to Olive Garden. This is one of few places where you take your leftovers home, have them the next day, and they're just as good as they were fresh.
Hubby and the male roommate had the soup, salad, and breadsticks. It costs a bit more at dinner, but it's still a good price. The female roommate had the steak crostada, and I had the chicken crostada. Both are new dishes. The chicken crostada comes with pasta in a tomato alfredo sauce. The steak's pasta comes in a 4 cheese sauce that looked really good, and tasted just as good as it looked according to the female roommate.
I was not sure exactly what a crostada was. I only knew two words: "asiago cheese." That was enough to sell me on wanting to see how they tasted. They're a thin, crispy Italian pie. In this case, made with uber thin pie crust and plenty of asiago cheese. Yum!
As always, the salad and bread sticks were great. I swear, I could make a meal out of that alone! And the waitress was a quick learner when she realized we were serious about the request for lots of freshly grated cheese, so props for that.
The wait wasn't too long. We got there early enough to have only a 15 minute wait. And the atmosphere is one of my favorites in town despite the occasional crowds. And you gotta love any place that gives you complementary Andes mints to finish off the meal. I just wish I'd been able to save room for desert.
$-$$$, depending on how much you eat, what you eat, and whether or not you get desert and/or one of their house wines.
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Mille's
Last night, my husband and I were fortunate enough to be treated to Mille's Turn of the Century Cafe downtown by my godmother and her husband. It was my first time, and I was impressed.
First, the decor. There are a ton of art-deco pieces, including a fabulously funky gold chandalier, as well as a bunch of political cartoons from the early 1900s. The only truely disturbing piece that I could see was in the women's bathroom. We're talking about George Costanza from Seinfield, dressed ONLY in boxers, socks, and shoes, sort of kneeling on one of those couches that you see in Gone with the Wind that Scarlett has draped herself over. You know, the one that has a higher back at one end than at the other? Anyway, his hands are on the taller end, and the leg in front is kinda kicked up, just resting on the knee, and underneith, it says "The Timeless Art of Seduction." It really is creepy.
Despite the creepy picture in thee ladies restroom, everything else was fantastic, especially the food. I had the ribeye sandwich, which comes with a side of au jus. It was a bit on the spicy side, but very yummy. They've also got GREAT sweet tea.
My godmother and her husband ordered the potato trio appetizer to share with everyone. It came with waffle fries, shoestring fries soaked in vinegar and sea salt, and sweet potato chips. Fantastic.
I will also give them this. The service is beyond what you normally expect in these downtown places. The servers were highly attentive. We just could not have asked for better service.
$$-$$$, depending on what you get and whether you go for lunch or dinner. Could get into the $$$$ range if you throw in alcoholic drinks and deserts (and I refrained, though I was tempted). But very worth it.
First, the decor. There are a ton of art-deco pieces, including a fabulously funky gold chandalier, as well as a bunch of political cartoons from the early 1900s. The only truely disturbing piece that I could see was in the women's bathroom. We're talking about George Costanza from Seinfield, dressed ONLY in boxers, socks, and shoes, sort of kneeling on one of those couches that you see in Gone with the Wind that Scarlett has draped herself over. You know, the one that has a higher back at one end than at the other? Anyway, his hands are on the taller end, and the leg in front is kinda kicked up, just resting on the knee, and underneith, it says "The Timeless Art of Seduction." It really is creepy.
Despite the creepy picture in thee ladies restroom, everything else was fantastic, especially the food. I had the ribeye sandwich, which comes with a side of au jus. It was a bit on the spicy side, but very yummy. They've also got GREAT sweet tea.
My godmother and her husband ordered the potato trio appetizer to share with everyone. It came with waffle fries, shoestring fries soaked in vinegar and sea salt, and sweet potato chips. Fantastic.
I will also give them this. The service is beyond what you normally expect in these downtown places. The servers were highly attentive. We just could not have asked for better service.
$$-$$$, depending on what you get and whether you go for lunch or dinner. Could get into the $$$$ range if you throw in alcoholic drinks and deserts (and I refrained, though I was tempted). But very worth it.
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