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| - Round #2 at the Roadhouse and still... surprisingly... 4 stars.
Telling my mother I wanted to take her and dad out for their 47th anniversary (47 years!), instead of the nicer places that I rattled off, she picked Roadhouse (she must think I am one pricey dinner away from living in my 4runner, she won't let me spend any money on them). So at 4:45 on a Saturday, we hit the silver fox crowd at the Roadhouse.
No wait when we arrived, since most people are still digesting lunch, Haley's section wasn't available (the great waitress from our previous visit), so we were sat in Joey's section - and we hit the server lottery again - he was fantastic. Drinks stayed filled; he had suggestions for my diabetic, salt-sensitive, picky eater dad; attentive without hovering - he was top notch.
And I say this with a straight face, and it pains me mucho, but my order of the 20 oz. bone-in ribeye may have been one of the tastiest steaks that I have had in years (this goes up against steaks from Firebirds, Ruth's Chris, Capital Grille, etc.). (I know!) It was juicy, cooked to an absolute perfect medium and not overly seasoned as the mid-range steak places tend to do. The accompanying baked potato was fluffy and jammed with butter, sour cream, BACON and cheddar (one of my last meals before starting Weight Watchers, I wanted to make it count). The onions that I got as a side needed to be cooked a little longer for my taste, but they were okay. The salad that came before everything was served in a chilled bowl with fresh ingredients. And the rolls were warm and soft, served with their cinnamon sugar whipped butter.
Mom was happy with her ribeye (even though she thought she ordered a prime rib) and dad was satisfied with his salmon, but I think I got the top meal of the night. Excellent service, surprisingly good food - good job, Roadhouse!
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