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| - ZuZu is the utterly fabulous hotel bar/restaurant in my favorite hotel of all time, so how can I not grant them 5 stars?
Expect more of that Mid Century vibe you encounter in the glorious hotel lobby continuing through ZuZu's chill lounge and restaurant's interior. The dining room is large and sports some comfy round booths, which I love, and the patio is the perfect place to enjoy your meal alfresco. I've spent time in the lounge, too (of course I did), which is very swank 60s jetsetting into the future. I like. I very much like. Heck, the Hotel Valley Ho is the stuff of architectural and design genius in its entirety. I wouldn't expect anything less of ZuZu
Although on the whole, the staff ranges from decent (yet maybe not the most on the ball when it comes to remembering that you've asked for something) to totally on it, I have to give special props to Sharon, who's the best breakfast waitress, like, ever! You could swear that she's purposely conjuring up the no-nonsense but loving vibe you'd expect from Madge at the diner back in the day, but no, there's nothing contrived about her. She's an absolute asset to this restaurant and stands out as someone you'll be recommending that people request when they are planning to visit.
Onto the food: I hate eggs and rarely if ever eat them, but I'll be damned if I didn't order that garden veggie omelet three times (egg whites only) on my past two stays. It's super fluffy and stuffed with seasonal veggies and goat cheese. Perfection! Side of grits, yes, please!!!
A special note: What happened to that spectacular cheese plate?! No, seriously, I was looking forward to returning just for that and now it's apparently no longer on the menu. Sadness! Read Aimee K's review for the deets on this plate. We were both incredibly disappointed to learn of the menu update. I'm not even going to tell you about how amazing it was because I don't want you to get your hopes up. But for the love of god, please, pretty please, ZuZu put it back on the menu!
I don't know if they do the same Happy Hour in the fall (I didn't see mention of it?) as they did in the middle of the summer but I felt it was outstanding. Cheap glasses of wine and specially-priced apps (including, *sob* a smaller version of the aforementioned cheese plate).
Roooooom service!!!! As in 24-hours! Another perk of staying at the Ho. It's prompt, and friendly and well, you can't argue with a good guac. It's the side of sauteed spinach, however, that still has my mouth watering. And memories of that cheese plate enjoyed back in July.
Sigh. I really need to get over it.
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