Went to a high-end restaurant to celebrate a few milestones with my parents, one of Dad’s peers & his wife, and an old HS teacher of mine- all fully vaxxed, FWIW.
The menu was surprisingly small and yet diverse, but had more misses than hits, IMHO. By that, I mean they had several dishes that had some unusual ingredients. The poké, for instance, had chickpeas in it. In the end, I opted for what they called the “steak salad”. I thought I’d be getting some slices of steak on a nice salad. What I got was a whole steak NEXT TO a nice salad.
While I gave to admit it was perfectly cooked, it was a leaner cut than I usually get, so it wasn’t quite as juicy as I prefer. The REAL surprise was the salad- an arugula salad with some kind of house vinaigrette and goat cheese.
In all my life, I’ve only enjoyed arugula at one restaurant, a long gone Irish pub whose cook was a culinary wizard. I have utterly hated it every other time. It always tastes...bitter to me. But this simple salad was brilliant! I killed it. I’m not likely to go back to this place, but if I do, I’ll be looking for that salad.
Perhaps it’s not arugula itself I dislike, but perhaps there are differences in its quality I’m overly sensitive to.
