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| - Yay for yelp blind dates! Today I met up with Natalie D and Gabi K for a ladies lunch at j alexander's. Being relatively new to the area (as in...today) I was not aware that it was a chain, and I'll admit, I thought it had something to do with Miss J of America's Next Top Model.
The restaurant has an upscale, clean-line feel, and hip hostesses in black dresses and handsome servers in ties. Service is constant and friendly, they really do have a good balance on how often to check in without annoying guests.
Natalie insisted we try her favorite bar snack: a cheese and pimento spread, which was a little spicy and very cheesy and all around yummy. I dined on the Seared Asian Ahi Tuna Salad which I thought was perhaps a touch expensive at $16 for 4 very small slices of ahi tuna, but the salad part was just perfectly seasoned with a wasabi dressing.
The comparison to Houston's is fair I think, in terms of selection, pricing and atmosphere. It was a nice lunch, if not for the food, surely for the dining companions!
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