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| - The Dinner dined at CDT on Thursday, April 29th for Dining Out for Life. First of all, props to this restaurant, and all valley restaurants, who agreed to donate 25% of their sales on this day to AIDS research and support organizations. Now, on to the food!
We started with the Brie Brulee....nothing special, just a wedge of brie that had been warmed a bit in the microwave. Nothing that hasnt been done before (and better, by restaurants like Arcadia Farms). If I were you I would try something else, like the Pate or 3 Onion Tarte, but I couldn't talk any of my fellow diners into trying them...I guess they were feeling unadventurous.
next course was the soup, that evening was roasted red pepper and tomato, which was quite good...fresh and flavorful...and the signature gorgonzola salad, which i think was the highlight of the meal. I will be back, if only for the salad!!
Main course: 3 of us tried the pecan crusted chicken....which was flavorful, moist and tender, and was complemented well by the raspberry chipotle sauce it is topped with. The Chilean Sea Bass was good, but not great...the middle-eastern flavors of the dish didnt seem to complement the fish all that well....and the filet itself was good, but was drowned in an overpowering mustard sauce which overwhelmed the whole dish.
Dessert: the highlight of the mean (other than the salad). They offered a selection of 4 tartes that evening, and we chose 3. The apple tarte, the samoa (for the best girl scout cookie ever) and a chocolate hazelnut tarte. Delish....everyone had a different favorite, but if you happen to think that the Samoa is the only girl-scout cookie worth ordering when those scouts come knocking, then you will die for the samoa tart.
Overall: good food in a cute environment. Great salad and great dessert. This place is billed as "romantic" but we didn't find anything romantic about the place...lots of tables in a small space...and some of the entrees could use a little but more finishing.
Overall rating = 3.5 stars, rounding up because of the desserts and the restaurant's participation in such a good cause!
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