You know how when you go to vegas your standards get dramatically lower than normal... that douche wearing Ed Hardy looks sort of attractive, the techno music sounds a tad better, and you honestly think that $20 dress was a good purchase.
Well, the one place our standards don't waiver is FOOD. I guess Le Provencal didn't get that memo. For $74 bucks (w/tip) this was our Friday night dinner:
For starters we ordered a caesar salad with dressing on the side and the white bean soup with parmesan and sausage. The soup was decent but what the hell with the salad man! Every piece of lettuce had brown around the ends... I guess it's good to know they don't sprinkle sulfates on it to keep it looking fresh but COME ON! That's just wrong. Not to mention the croutons were stale and strangely soft! They fell apart in my mouth like a piece of wood termites had been eating! WFT?
For the entree, we got the margharita flatbread and the mushroom risotto. The flatbread was ok... I think TGI Fridays might do a tastier version. For the risotto, I asked for no parmesan, so they over compensated with about 10 cloves (sliced) of raw to semi-cooked garlic and stringy over-cooked white onion. What kind of chef thinks "sauteed onions rings in risotto... genius!" It was disgusting.
Oh and I'm sure our waiter collects miniature action figures and has been featured on 'To Catch a Predator." Sweet tea and cookies anyone?