Monday, September 18th, 2006
Typically, Caviar isn’t something you discuss as-a-matter-of-factly. Like you don’t go to Black Eyed Pea and just casually inquire how fresh their caviar is. So where then in Dallas can you even utter said delicacy? Not many places but there are a few that I found just with a cursory search online.
Namely.. The French Room in The Adolphus, The Aurora, The Mansion on Turtle Creek, and Chez Gerard.
And just to give you an idea of how much green you should be expecting to spend.. the Petrossian Beluga caviar at the Mansion on Turtle Creek sells by the ounce. And one ounce is $100.
Tags: caviar, the french room, the adolphus, the aurora, the mansion on turtle creek, chez gerard, fine dining
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Friday, September 1st, 2006
Is this food?
What you see here is a photo of the Redfish On The Half Shell entree we had the unfortunate pleasure of trying this past week. The menu describes the fish as “cooked and charbroiled in it’s own juices with skin on.” I think the word charbroiled is a bit misleading here. Blast furnaced may be more appropriate.
Now to be fair I must concede that the above picture shows the grilled (bottom) side of the filet; the top side of the fish actually appeared pretty good at first glance (as you can see in the photo below, the color and grill lines on the top look great). I realize that the bottom/outer shell is not necessarily meant to be eaten (hence the term “half shell” in the name). But the problem was that the bottom skin was burnt so very very badly that the unpleasant bitterness seeped into even the meat portion of the filet. Charbroiling is meant to preserve the internal juices and tenderness of the meat. This was neither juicy nor tender. I somehow managed to finish at least the top part of the meat, but only because I had paid $16.95 for it and I couldn’t stand to let a good piece of fish go to waste (the fish itself was not bad — just the way it was cooked. Or perhaps I should say overcooked).
The top side of the fish looked fine
Appetizers were decent
Very tasty with just the right amount of spiciness
Good complimentary starter (garlic bread & hushpuppies)
This was what ruined the meal (aftermath photo)
The only reason our final rating for this restaurant is still somewhat decent is because the other entree we ordered (stuffed flounder) as well as the appetizers tasted pretty good. Maybe some of the other dishes on the menu that we didn’t try are good too. But after being served a burnt piece of charcoal, I’m definitely not planning to go back any time soon.
Nate’s Seafood & Steakhouse
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4.5
Service: 5
Cleaniness: 5
Value: 4
Overall: 4.7
Tags: burnt, fish
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