| rev:text
| - I believe this is my first five star review on Yelp. I actually had planned giving Lola this review since I ate there two years ago, but I felt that a restaurant has to have more then one good outing before It can be declared perfect. So, I was eagerly awaiting my return trip to Lola for Valentine's Day dinner.
And since you're reading this, the second trip was equally as deserving of 5 stars.
Appetizers: The first time I was there, I had the lobster corn dogs. Absolutely delicious and a great take on classic midwest food (Symon's special talent it seems). The second time around we had the pear and apple salad as well as the Lobster. The salad was light but full of flavor - a classic done perfectly. The lobster had just the perfect sauce to accompany it along with a bit of caviar that added a salty, but delicious finishing touch to the plate.
Entrees: From the current menu (as of today) I selected the squab and fois gras while my girlfriend went with the duck in orange sauce. The Squab was delicious, cooked to a point where the skin maintained a slight crispiness while leaving the inside tender and moist. I am sometimes worried that fois gras will overpower the rest of the meal, but I had nothing to fear here. The liver mixed excellently with the chestnuts and sweet potato puree while providing a texture complement to the squab. I only had a few bites of the duck, but it was delicious.
We also shared a side of the wild mushrooms. Expected something like portabella mushrooms, but received mini shrooms coated with a delicious seasoning. Better then any fries I've ever had, these are a great side.
Previously, I had the Hanger Steak prepared Medium Rare. It was cooked exactly as such and was a fine piece of meat. Served with Lola fries, whic are traditional fries you might expect to get along with a steak. Personally, I'd say that if you're craving a steak, Lola isn't the best place but you certainly wont be disappointed.
Dessert: Previously, I had a root beer and cake float. The root beer was served "granite" style (partially frozen) and mixed well with the ice cream while the pound cake was a sweet finish. This time around I had the 6am special, which wasn't as sweet as I had expected from a dessert, was savory and really recreated the feeling of french toast.
Drinks: Wine selection is excellent. Had two mixed drinks. Both were strong and well made.
Michael Symon rocks.
|
![[RDF Data]](/fct/images/sw-rdf-blue.png)
![[cxml]](/fct/images/cxml_doc.png)
![[csv]](/fct/images/csv_doc.png)
![[text]](/fct/images/ntriples_doc.png)
![[turtle]](/fct/images/n3turtle_doc.png)
![[ld+json]](/fct/images/jsonld_doc.png)
![[rdf+json]](/fct/images/json_doc.png)
![[rdf+xml]](/fct/images/xml_doc.png)
![[atom+xml]](/fct/images/atom_doc.png)
![[html]](/fct/images/html_doc.png)