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| - I'm conflicted. I enjoyed my meal at Liliana's. The rest of my party was a tad less enthusiastic. But this is my review, right? Right. So it gets a three.
The atmosphere of the restaurant is fun! It's classy, yet playfully New Orleans-like. There were cool lights representing street lamps of sorts, which lined the walkway/hallway to more seating that I found cool, plus a fountatin that was adjacent to the table we were at. First impressions: great.
As far as food goes....three cheers for the complimentary cornbread! I LOVE cornbread and theirs was served nice and toasty warm with a jalapeno butter and it was all glorious.
As I hysterically raved about the cornbread, we ordered calamari (of course) as an appetizer and while fried calamari is not my personal favorite, this dish was polished off by everyone else.
For entrees, we ordered:
*jambalya of blackened shrimp, andouille sausage, taso ham, nueske's bacon, peppers, tomatoes, onions, rice
*pasta liliana - shrimp, andouille, chicken, parpadelle pasta, spicy red pepper cream sauce
*pork tenderloin special
*scottish salmon, red pepper risotto, julienned squash, balsamic reduction, chive oil
*caesar salad
The jambalya was tasty though I feel unworthy of bashing/bolstering this dish as jambalya is uncharted territory for me. Truthfully, I'd say this was only my second experience with jambalya. Soooo I'm far from an expert on the dish. But I did enjoy it. I appreciated how the various ingredients/components worked together and complimented one another.
The pasta dish got the thumbs up.
The pork tenderloin special, on the other hand, was mediocre. The pork was rather tough and overcooked. And the dish as a whole just had too much going on that it wasn't a cohesive entrée. The flavors were all over the place, not in a good way.
The salmon that I ordered as my meal was very tasty. The fish and risotto were both cooked just right and seasoned perfectly.
Overall, I'm glad I tried Liliana's....and man am I craving that cornbread right about now.
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