I've always heard good things about this place and it was always on my "places to try if I'm near there and am hungry" list. So one evening not too long ago, I found myself way out here on this part of town and fiending for some red meat.
I was worried that I may be too casual since I wasn't planning on eating at a nice restaurant when I set out to run errands that day. My sister and I rolled in there with our jeans and Chucks without any strange looks or hesitation from the friendly hostess.
I ordered the lobster bisque and I thought it was just okay. To me, it was more like a tomato bisque with some lobster pieces. It lacked the buttery, richness that makes a good lobster bisque IMO.
For dinner I ordered the cilantro marinated rib-eye and potatoes au gratin. OMG that rib-eye was the best steak I have ever tasted! Perfectly cooked at medium rare with so much great flavor from the cilantro marinade. I've had great steaks throughout the years and it's not hard to mess up a steak as long as its quality meat and cooked to your liking. But dude, this cilantro marinade took it to the next level and I still have dreams about it! Don't even dare think about putting any steak sauce on that masterpiece. Just leave it alone and take in all that yumminess the way it comes.
Although this is a fine dining restaurant, it's definitely not pretentious and I'm very glad they didn't mind the casual attire. Otherwise, I would not have been able to experience that amazing steak. Next time, I'd like to try out some of their unique concoctions from their specialty drink menu. I will be finding myself running errands and working up a big appetite on this side of town a lot more often!