Me and my girlfriend went to Mitchell's for valentine's day dinner. We chose Mitchell's because it was close, we both like seafood, and we were easily able to get a reservation.
When we showed up at 7:00, there was a line to get in, which I figure is normal when everyone is making reservations for the same time. The line went quickly as everyone had a reservation and was promptly seated in the restaurant.
for some reason, me and my girlfriend were seated "outside" rather than in dining room or at the bar. I use quotes because outside in this context is basically in the middle of the mall. Couples before and after us were seated in dining area so I'm not sure why were had to sit in the mall. It felt weird because they seated us by the hostess station and there were people waiting in line to get in about two feet away from us. It was also a little strange to spend this much money on dinner while staring at the Panera from across the hall.
What I did like was that when I made my reservation, I told them I had a peanut allergy and the seating hostess was aware when she sat us without me needing to say anything. She told us she would tell our waiter for us. Just to be sure though, I told the waiter about my allergy and it seemed like he was hearing it for the first time. But maybe she just had not spoken with him yet. Our waiter was very nice and attentive.
I ordered the Shang Hai Sampler. It was pretty good. My girlfriend ordered the cod stuffed with lobster and shrimp. She loved it. We were given complimentary chocolates and also ordered creme brule and a cappuccino. My girlfriend loved the dessert but my cappuccino had no foam by the time it came so essentially it was a latte.
We will probably give this place another chance since the food was pretty good and we were given a coupon to come back. Otherwise this place is a little too expensive for the food. It is really too expensive if you are eating in the middle of a shopping mall.