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| - This casual French restaurant has seen many other restaurants try and succeed in the ever-popular SouthBridge/Old Town area. If Metro's dinner menu is any indication of future success, then we might see those doors close once again. The paltry dinner menu leaves much to be desired; much of what you see could easily -- and maybe it is -- be found on the lunch menu. Maybe it's the French way, though -- drinking wine and other libations during meals and happy hour is what's probably driving most of its weekday clientele to Old Town. Hey, it's hot outside and the economy isn't doing anybody favors. Restaurants must have some dish, low price or specials to drive people away from their homes and out to spend money.
Thankfully, that dish happens to be an amazing cassoulet, comprised of duck confit, braised lamb, saucisson, tomato confit and white beans. Available for two people, the $42 price also includes unlimited house red or white wine -- and, possibly best of all, beignets for dessert. This cassoulet isn't what you would typically find in the famous French dish. But it works. The various meat's are full of flavor and aroma, and taste excellent! Add in some red wine and it feels somewhat authentic.
A recent family vacation to New Orleans left me beyond impressed with the sights, sounds, feel and, of course, the famous cuisine. Of course a visit to the once southern French colony is not complete without stopping by Cafe Du Monde for some authentic beignets. The famous fritters covered with powdered sugar are a New Orleans treat, and something you don't often find on a restaurant's dessert menu. While the hot bite of hot, fried dough topped with powdered sugar isn't top-of-the-line dessert by today's standards, it's a treat that is unique and simple, and that satisfies the appetites for any who try it.
Curse me for saying this, but Metro Brasserie's beignets might be better or at least on par with Cafe Du Monde's. The fritters come in an order of five, along with three amazing dipping choices: nutella, vanilla cream or raspberry coulis. The chocolate and raspberry sauces splashed on a beignet makes for a delectable end to an otherwise amazing dining experience unparalleled in the Phoenix area.
A return visit to Metro Brasserie is a soon must -- I hear the brunch is something to try. Hopefully those unique and amazing tastes ala the cassoulet and beignets can again be duplicated. But here's hoping that dinner menu gets spiced up a little more to draw in more Phoenicians to experience this unique French hangout.
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