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| - So this would be my third time going to Lola, and I have to admit, the more I go, the more I am becoming a fan of this place. So most recently I took advantage of the restaurant week menu offered this week for dinner, and I was quite pleased with my overall experience.
The Restaurant Week menu offered three courses: I chose the cauliflower soup as my first course, the beef hangar steak for my entree, and the Napoleon for my dessert. The cauliflower soup was creamy and delicious, a perfect entry into my dining experience there. The steak followed, along with a large cup of Rosemary fries. My medium rare steak was cooked just to my taste: tender, juicy, and red in the middle. The fries were good as usual (if you haven't had fries at one of Michael Symon's restaurants, they are worth a try just for funsies), although I was disappointed that they did not come along with his spicy ketchup (but I admit, I didn't ask for it!). I had the Napoleon for my dessert, with some of my friends ordering the panna cotta for theirs. I have to admit, neither dessert quite fit the picture that originally came to my head when the dessert was described on the menu. Both appeared more to be a layer of cake with a layer of cream (or in the case of the panna cotta, I suppose a layer of panna cotta?), and some additional flair. My "napoleon" was a layer of chocolate cake, a layer of almond cream, with a small scoop of coconut sorbet on top and a crunchy topper that appeared to be made of caramel. All together, the dessert was quite delicious. However, when first described as a "napoleon", I would have expected some sort of dessert made with puff pastry rather than what I had actually gotten. All in all, though, this was a very small criticism for what was overall a very pleasant dinner experience. I felt the food was well worth the money for restaurant week, and the quality has not diminished since the last time I have dined there.
Besides the food, the restaurant had a great atmosphere The waitstaff were very professional and seemed capable of handling a very busy restaurant (especially during restaurant week) with apparent ease.
I'd say all three times I've been to Lola, I've enjoyed the food and felt that the quality and quantity of food that is given is very fitting for the price.
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