I had heard many things about L'Gros Luxe over the years but I never found myself here until recently. Their original restaurant opened up in the Plateau and this location was part of their expansion into other parts of the city. They don't take reservations so you can take a gamble and just show up or you can download their app to add your name to their waitlist. On a Wednesday night our group of four just showed up and had no problem getting seated.
To start off the night I got a JOPO which is one of their house cocktails. Sadly it was a little too weak and I tasted more of the passion fruit puree than the actual Wild Turkey.They are known for their Caesars here which you can customize yourself by choosing the alcohol, garnish, you name it. Despite not being a big Caesar fan I thought I would give it a go to see if a customized version of this classic drink might finally convince me to change my mind. My personalized Caesar had rum instead of vodka and deep fried pickles as a garnish. This was a big improvement over my first drink. While it didn't convince me to change my mind about Caesars the deep fried pickles were good and for what it's worth my friends who are big Caesars fans really enjoyed theirs.
When discussing food they have a small menu here serving mostly bar food (tacos, burgers, sandwiches, etc). My dish for the night was a grilled cheese sandwich with pulled pork. There was loads of cheese (which as a cheese lover makes me happy) but the pork was on the dry side. That was followed by a dessert of deep fried cookie dough. On paper it sounds like an interesting dish but the execution was really off here. Maybe cookie dough isn't meant to go in the deep fryer or maybe they overcooked it but it tasted like burnt cookies which wasn't very pleasant.
The prices were quite reasonable. I think my whole meal, drinks included was about $40 before tip which is not bad. My only real complaint is that the whole experience was a little inconsistent. Certain parts were good, others not so much. It's an okay place but I think I'll scope out other restaurants before coming back here.