It's tIme for an updated Choplin's review and Chef Wes and crew are once again up to the 5 Star task. According to check-in's I'm at 16 visits over the years with the most recent coming this weekend on a kind of spur of the moment, "Honey what do you feel like eating" moment.
I'm an absolute sucker for their Bourbon French Onion soup which is a menu staple but this visit was intrigued by the lobster bisque which I'd never seen available before. What a nice change-up! This was by far the best lobster bisque I've had recently and I've had it from Ruth's Chris, Capital Grille and Alton's over the past 6 months or so. Let's just say those others are lacking big time vs. the flavor Chef was able to deliver.
I tried a steak cut I'd never heard of and again was glad I did. A "Times Square" striploin. It was about a 2 inch thick rectangle of perfect medium rare goodness. So tender and flavorful. The side was scalloped potatoes that are again a Choplin's standard and absolutely creamy and delicious. My wife had the mussels app as her dinner. They were served in a "please soak me up with bread" tomato sauce and, we did as ordered.
Most of the servers have been there for years and are quick with a smile, friendly banter and go out of their way to make regulars and new diners alike feel comfortable.
The menu has a lot of rotating standards and many changing, what's fresh today, options and in my opinion, it really does not matter what you order as Wes will bring it forth with great flavor. if you don't see it on the menu just ask and it's likely something that suits you can be whipped up. Saw it in action on this visit as a customer a table over was Vegan and before we left, I saw him eating his meal and looking happy doing it.
Thanks Choplin's for doing what you do so well and doing it here in LKN!