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| - While I never know what to expect from a hotel restaurant, I was pleasantly surprised by how good of experiences I had at ZuZu. At the hotel for four days, I had breakfast here twice, and also enjoyed lunch on two separate occasions (though at the pool rather than in the restaurant itself). All meals were pretty dang tasty, and the price was right.
Let me tell you this: I am pretty obsessed with eggs benedict. When I saw the California Benedict ($13.00) on the ZuZu breakfast menu, I knew its destiny was to be in my belly. In liue of the traditional canadian bacon, it is served with avocado, tomato and spinach. While I guess you could argue that this makes it healthier (and thus more 'California' than a typical benny), when I scraped every last drop of decadent hollandaise off of my plate I certainly didn't feel like it was health food. Instead, I was indulging in one of the bests benedicts I've enjoyed in recent memory. It was so good, I had it for both breakfasts
For my poolside lunches I tried two different meals: The Famous ZuZu Burger ($12.50) and their turkey club. the ZuZu burger was stellar, with crispy bacon, balsamic onions and Maytag bleu cheese. It was cooked pretty much to my liking (maybe a TOUCH over the requested medium rare) and made me a very happy camper. Served with pesto mayo, the turkey club ($12.00) was good but not really all that memorable. I opted to upgrade to fries on the side, which cost me $2. I thought that was pretty weak, as fries are such a basic side, and they weren't fantastic fries by any means.
Service seemed fine at the restaurant, though sometimes a bit inattentive. I mean, nothing to get worried about and it's probably good for me to be reminded to slow down on occasion, but still sometimes I just want the check, you know?
As with everything at hotel Valley Ho, I'm ultimately quite impressed with ZuZu and look forward to being able to return.
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