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| - Had my wife's birthday dinner at Stockyards because they are participating in Restaurant Week, and so I made reservations for she and I and two of our daughters for this past Wednesday evening. We arrived about 15 minutes early for dinner, and the hostess already had prepared our table. We wanted to hit their awesome bar for a drink first though, so she told us not to worry, our table would remain ready whenever we were. Very cool.
We sauntered on down the long hallway. I love this bar, classic old west design. Cozy. There were a fair number of people, but lots of spots open at the bar, and 2 or 3 bartenders. I ordered our 4 drinks directly from the bar (2 of the same pinot noir, 1 of Côtes du Rhône, 1 virgin mojito). Inexplicably, it took 20+ minutes for us to get those drinks at which point we sipped for a few minutes and then I cashed out.
As we sauntered back up the long hallway to the hostess stand around 6:30, I was asked if we'd like to transfer our bar tab to the restaurant. Now, normally, this is not an option anymore, so I really liked that they offered to do that. We were immediately seated in the Gammage Booth, and then greeted by our server. He did a fantastic job and was quite informative, friendly and prompt. Moreover, there was a separate employee doing nothing but monitoring water levels in our glasses, and he kept them pretty much full at all times. I would say the service was excellent.
It being restaurant week, I had the $44 prixe fixe where I selected the Stockyards Steak Soup, the Gold Coast Seafood Gratin and the Cheesecake. The steak soup was dense and so, so good. I savored every spoonful. They were generous with the steak! The seafood gratin, replete with lobster, shrimp, and scallops, baked in a garlic cream sauce, and served with garlic toast with side of their Parmesan Potato Stack was quite rich (I love rich food), and was DELICIOUS. The seafood was all cooked perfectly and tender. I ate 100% of what was on my plate. The potato stack was a fan favorite of the evening too.
My wife and one daughter both ordered the Restaurant Week prixe fixe with a salad and petit filet rare / medium rare. They both said they loved their salads, and that their steaks were perfectly seasoned and perfectly cooked. Our youngest daughter decided to try something new and ordered the American Bison Meatloaf, which I of course had to try. It was deliciously prepared, perfect consistency, massive portion. She had never before tried bison and was not previously a huge fan of meatloaf in general, but she raved about this dish. Kudos Stockyards for getting it right! Wife ordered cheesecake as her desert and daughter ordered pecan pie. We took all the deserts home. Daughter subsequently ate her pecan pie and said it was awesome. We have not yet had the cheesecakes.
All in all, I was a little disappointed in the wait at the bar, but the rest of the experience more than made up for it. My wife loved her birthday dinner, and everyone loved their meals. Love the history behind this place, and will definitely do Stockyards again.
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