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| - I found a promotion on their website for a $20 prix fixe weekday lunch (normally it is $25...still a good deal), so while I was on xmas vacation, I took my parents here. It's location was a bit off putting, being in a strip mall and all, but once you go inside, you find it is very pleasant inside. The service was good, although the waiter seemed a bit young (maybe im getting old). Maybe seeing a young kid act as stodgy as he could was sort of amusing. As always, my parents took forever to choose what they wanted, and the servers were patient. We decided to order as many different things as possible. This is what I had
Appetizer: Hugo's Texas BBQ Shrimp with Maytag Blue Cheese Coleslaw.
Entree: Grilled Wild King Salmon on a Granny Smith Cabbage Slaw with Candied Walnuts...
Dessert: Coconut Bread Pudding with Coconut Sorbet and Dark Chocolate Sauce
The appetizer I had read about on ahem...Chowhound to overwhelming accolades, but i found it to be overrated. The BBQ sauce was overly sweet and the blue cheese a bit gimmicky. Tasty but unspectacular. The entree was substantial and robust, tho I actually enjoyed my moms choice best, which was the Pan Seared Hawaiian Mahi Mahi. It was very succulent. By dessert, we were already stuffed but they stood out as the highlight. The Chocolate Flourless Cake was a surprise favorite. The Rustic Apple Tart would have been better served warm. The Coconut Bread Pudding was very sweet and very good.
I had successfully won over my buffet-obsessed and skeptical parents, and they ended up crowing all last week to their friends about the place. Great value for very good food.
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