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| - Not sure what's more embarrassing: the fact that the other day before going to see the Master at rave (two thumbs up!) that I spent $120 on dinner for 2 at Yard House, or the fact that I thought it was worth every penny. This is not to say that the average opinion on the Yardhouse is low, but I do think it's typically thought of as a place to grab some cheap happy hour appetizers and some beer and not a place to spend $30 on entrees. Well I did that, and I was damn happy with the results.
We arrived shortly before happy hour ended and I started with a Black and Tan and we also ordered the seared Ahi Sashimi appetizer which I was pleasantly surprised to find half off on the happy hour menu (which also discounted the price on the beer a bit). I've had the Ahi appetizer here several times and it's almost always a winner. I'll venture to say it's the best of it's kind among chain restaurants. For entrees my dining partner got the Pepper crusted Filet Mignon and I ordered the Ginger Crusted Norwegian Salmon. Both were accompanied with Wasabi mashed potatoes which I've always enjoyed for that slight hint of wasabi in every bite. My salmon was a little masked with all the toppings (namely carrot strings, the ginger crust, and the sesame vinaigrette). Usually I would find this to be a negative, but I''ll be damned if all of the ingredients really work together here. I've been known to sneak a bite of the salmon on it's own from time to time anyhow and found it to be nicely cooked.
The one issue with the entire meal was the filet which was ordered medium was a little inconsistently cooked. Some of it seemed cooked Medium well (little to no pink) while some of it did seem cooked as ordered. I was able to taste a little of both sections and found them both tasty, though the one with some pink was more to my liking.
Service was great throughout and we ordered several jack and cokes once happy hour ended and they were constantly being refreshed. When we informed the waitress we had a movie to make she made sure to bring the check to us quickly. When the check first arrived I was slightly taken aback by the price (and the amount of alcohol we'd consumed), but realized it had been worth it. It also made me appreciate that I could go into the Yardhouse and make a choice on whether to have a great $30 experience of a couple of drinks, an onion ring tower and a sandwich, or go all out and have a great steak or piece of fish for extra. You can't do that (or much of anything else) at Applebee's folks!
Later on in the theater while everyone else was fleeing for the exit midway through, we sat content. I initially blamed this on poor movie taste by the others, but in retrospect perhaps it was the contentedness of the meal beforehand that transferred over to our cinema experience.
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