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| - If "treat yourself" could be embodied by a restaurant, this place would be it. It's pricey for sure, but you can expect the quality of the food and service to reflect that. After having a nearly life-changing experience at a Ruth's Chris before, my boyfriend was determined to come test out another of their locations.
First of all, the service here is absolutely wonderful. Our server Christina was so personable and friendly, always smiling and happy to accommodate us. We came during Restaurant Week, and having been out a couple times before, we decided to split a restaurant week menu and tack on an appetizer + dessert.
- Barbecued shrimp: for an appetizer where each shrimp costed over $3, it was waaay overpriced for what we got. If I could do it again, I would rather have tripled my dessert order. But we'll get to that later.
- Caesar salad: I'm not a salad person, but I quite enjoyed this. The flavors were good throughout.
- Filet mignon: it was good! I divvied up more of my portion to my steak-loving boyfriend, as I was satisfied with just a few bites. He was very grateful.
- Creamed spinach and mashed potatoes: surprisingly large portions. Both were very hearty and delicious.
- Creme brulee: UNFF. You HAVE to get this. I'd like to think I can identify a good dessert when I see one, and this one was HEAVENLY. The caramelized sugar crust was just the right thickness and evenly torched all over. The custard underneath was balanced and very smooth. I also quite like that you could see the black specks from the real vanilla beans they must have used in it. We had a restaurant week dessert as well, but it really couldn't hold a flame to this creme brulee. It's served with fresh berries too, which just made such a wonderful end to the meal.
I wonder if it's heresy to like the dessert at a steakhouse more than the steak.
Overall, I think it's important to order wisely here so you don't accidentally break your budget... but even if you do, the majority of what you get will be so worth it.
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