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| - Yea, Yea - I know.. this place is literally older than me and I only JUST NOW MADE AN APPEARANCE!
Thanks to a work expense account I was booked in for a Holiday lunch at the famous Caesars with a client. This was exciting as I have never been and heard sooo much from - well everyone I know to be honest.
First appearance - WHAT THE HELL....old? Greek? Roman? Big Chairs? Dark? I am NOT at a modern place right now, like not even the 20th century. Here's my coat check in lady - I must go explore...
Seated in a giant booth from 1965, I expected Ron Jeremy to start a show somewhere...and someone to bring me a brandy or something...But it was an interesting atmosphere and at least different from the recent norm of Calgary. I knew now I was being thrown back to the Calgary of old. A lovely gentleman of 102 years old is our server (clearly the first waiter they ever hired)..we all order Caesars to drink and debate if they were invented in this place (I think it was the Palliser in my opinion) and admire the glass room where a chef is able to properly cook steaks for the ENTIRE place at one time (and we were at capacity - its Christmas week after all). Well done chef, well done.
Orders are placed and I am told the fillet is pretty wicked (I don't see any "special sauces" to accompany? I am told it's not needed..but...I like.. ok.). The Caesar is decent (The Palliser is better..), the cheese break arrives. WTF? Who made this? WHAT IS THIS? I cannot stop...*nom nom* eating...Seems to be a fresh bread with an inch of parmesan, and then broiled, or something. I NEED THIS MAGICAL RECIPE. The lovely server then comes with French onion soup (shouldn't this man be on a pension?)..which is pretty awesome (he generously puts a huge spoonful more of cheese in it - HELLO!). Still admiring the chef cooking the steaks who seems to basically burn them all in huge flames-and I wonder how I am going to get a fillet that is BLACK from flame and cooked properly with no sauce. I have my hesitations.
The main arrives. It's the awaited fillet and a potato, I think? yes - a stuffed backed potato. I wonder how this will be...oh, Hi waiter, you have toppings.. yes please - ALL OF THEM (Sour Cream, onions, bacon bits)-generously added to this potato. First bite of this pota..WHAT IS THIS? Why is this so delicious?? Ok - so they have basically mastered the stuffed potato. Can I have another (*inside fat voice*). Let's try the fillet (I see juice running out of it..).. ok, ok.. it's literally delicious. The char is so good I don't know what to say. It's a perfect medium rare - there is no sauce, butter, flavor, nothing. It's my first piece of perfect beef, cooked perfectly, and without any form of doctoring. I'm quite impressed (great job man in the glass room). This steak is so juicy and perfect -I'll never be able to replicate on a BBQ of massive flames like he has.
..I finish my meal with dessert. AND BY DESSERT I MEAN ANOTHER PIECE OF CHEESE BREAD. Ugh..I'll regret this later - but can't waste such deliciousness. Riiight?
Does Caesars live up to its expectations? I think so. It was really good. Is it my favourite place - meh, I have other favs. It's an old Calgary standard and I see how it survived 30 years and It will survive another 30. It does a GREAT meal.
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