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| - For food, Astor House serves up a series of a la carte items that covers a smorgasbord of tastes in cuisine. For example, if I were to come in with my Mexican/Greek friend Luca, my Cuban friend Lisette, and our Southern friend John Boy, we'd be in for a treat because each could get a taste of home-cooking! If any of those people existed, I'm sure they'd be really excited!
I stopped in for lunch with my mom who lives down the street. She is hard to please, but Astor House served it up right for her! She ordered the Muffaletta--a New Orleans (my soon-to-be-home) favorite! It came with traditional layers of ham, salami, provolone, mozzarella, and then, a delightful layer of olive salad. All of it was nestled safely in between two fat and flavorful slices of focaccia. This was a delectable treat. The olive salad pops with the meat just right, so that the savory blend hits your palette and you're sent to the delightful land of the south. The Zipp's VooDoo (Cajun spiced) chips complemented this dish well.
I ordered the Grain and Bean salad with the Mexican Gyro. The "gyro" part is actually just pita bread, served with green chile pork (which I just HAVE to get if it's offered on a fusion restaurant's menu these days), tomatillo, corn salsa and lime with a side of cream. The pita was very fresh and soft, so cheers on their bread products! The pork was very flavorful and succulent. I added a tiny bit of cream and then decided it didn't need it and it was only muting the flavor...
Now, the Grain and Bean salad unfortunately tasted like it was doused with bad lemonade. It was so lemony-tart that I talked to the server who explained it was the only dressing they use, and then she kindly asked if I wanted another one with less dressing. I declined due to the fact that I don't know if I could deal with any amount of that dressing... So, I hope that it improves because it really is a good vegetarian dish on the menu.
I'm excited to return in the evening and try their drinks and nibbles! I love that these little restaurants are popping up in the Coronado hood-- thanks to the owners for doing it!
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