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| - It is a rare restaurant that doesn't misstep at all, and this is definitely one. I was doing a sales type dinner, so I looked on Yelp for a good restaurant - Roy's popped up - just around the corner from the office and rated highly. Without knowing anything, the plan was laid.
The dinner started with edemame - nicely steamed (but a little over-cooked in my opinion - still very good), covered in a mix of salt and sweet - brown sugar, perhaps? Definitely delicious. Then we ordered the Roys Canoe Appetizer and a Lobster California Roll. I highly recommend the Szechuan Pork Ribs off the Canoe, but everything was excellent. The ribs got more than one complement.
Our main courses were mostly from the sea. I had the chicken breast of the night which came with bacon gravy and sweet potato puree. The sweet potato puree was sweet, but the bacon gravy more than made up for it. I mean, honestly, how can you go wrong with bacon gravy? The other main courses all got good reviews.
On to dessert and coffee. One of my dining companions opted for the pineapple upside down cake, and the other for pumpkin cheesecake. When they came out, they were works of art - comments like "it's a shame to eat it", but they managed it anyway, and commented on how delicious they were. The cappuchinos around the table were also savored.
Through it all, we had some of the best service I have encountered. It wasn't obtrusive, but there was always someone close by to assist.
My only complaint (and its common among a lot of restaurants) is that when asked for a recommendation, waitstaff always point to the most expensive thing on the menu. Either that or they go the marginally less informative route of saying 'well, everything is good'. Seriously guys - you need to step up and say what YOU like.
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