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| - Family dinners can be tricky with our gang. Mostly because of the particular pallet of my husband and I, a plant fueled pair juxtaposed some serious carnivores. So naturally we're continuously looking for a place to please the hardcore veggies vs the hardcore meaties.
Bistro 185 : reservation booked.
I checked out website saw they have a vegan night so I figured they would at least "have something", but with curiosity & a slow day at the office I decided to call ahead to find out what was on the veg. menu for a random Friday. The person who I spoke with was great, and not annoyed ... especially since I noticed when I was on the phone I was an a-hole, calling during the lunch rush. I kept it brief, but he took time answering my question & even made note of the dietary restrictions on our reservation.
Arrival.
... and my primary complaint... Parking. They have a Lot, but it was full. There is street parking but mostly taken. We managed. But I was really concerned when I saw a group of elderly doing Frogger across E 185th , there isn't much that can be done to solve this problem-- so take this as a heads up!
The building to me is classic Cleveland--mahogany bar, narrow building, booths & tables. Everyone and I mean everyone who worked there was friendly, and on the ball. We were first to arrive, seated promptly, the waitress came over made introductions & made note of her awareness of the dietary needs and told us that of the selections the Chef was ready to make for us... which I'll get into in a bit.
They had a really nice wine list & a decent selection of beers. I had one of the old vine zinfandels (it's been my summertime red) it was very smooth
The Food.
First off the menu is HUGE, exciting, and complex.
We ordered a smorgasbord of starters: tempura green beans; warm mushroom salad; baked brie plate--highly recommend when you have a mixed diet group, it's loaded with nuts, fruit, crackers; Lobster Rangoon; and I think maybe chicken pot-stickers.
Everyone was happy w/ their dinner, portion size was generous, my sister in-law got the Bistro 185 Steak Oscar & had enough to take home.
I don't really know what everyone else got because I was so excited about my dinner! I had a roasted Gardien chicken cutlet on top of veggies... my husband had the cutlet over noodles w/ peanut sauce... it was awesome!
It was so nice to go somewhere and have a solid veg meal, you could tell thought and care went into crafting the dish. From my experience many awesome restaurants shame themselves by ignorantly slapping something together or not having any options at all. (Ah-hem Southside brunch)
I definitely know we'll be going back to Bistro 185th
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