1100 East 9th Street
We had a guest today - Neil Rodderick
brrrr rainy and chilly day - great time for some hot tea and soup!
We got to Pho' at noon - plenty seating available... They have gotten some new carpet and tables since the last time I have been - much needed and I am sure was first on their list of many!
Right away we were greeted by our waitress - gave us all the attention we needed and were seeking.
We got in and ordered right away -
Appetizers 3 orders of (2) spring rolls which must be super long to be cut up into so many - Goi cuon - Fresh spring roll, shrimp and pork - Goi Cuon thit nuong - fresh spring rolls, grilled pork, mint - Goi cuoan tin nuong - fresh spring rolls frilled jumbo shrimp, mint.
Neil - The #41 - Pho Tai nam - Sliced beef flank noodle soup - sadly Neil didn't think he would come back - but did enjoy his meal! We all enjoyed watching him eat!
Dawn & Erin - The #42 - Pho Chin - Sliced beef noodle soup
Lisa - #44 - Pho seafood - Seafood combination beef noodle soup
All in all - I think we had a great meal - I feel full 3 and a half hours later and still can taste the mint! I wasn't a big fan of the spring rolls, they were cut to big and a little spongey to try and chew - kind of got stuck to my teeth! I do love there soup and it would be easy for me to eat this a few times a week - great waitress!!
I have come to the conclusion that in the fastest of restaurants it is hard to eat in less than an hour.
Friday, April 2, 2010
Splash - April 1, 2010
http://www.splash-seafood.com/
Lisa used open table http://www.opentable.com/ to make the original reservations - and I added a few to the reservation - so Lisa called and left two separate voice mails earlier in the morning.
Splash lunch is located in the Oyster Bar - where there is the bar with 7 or 8 stools and 5 tables - so reservations are highly recommended when they can get them right!
We walked in and saw a table for 4 reserved so we told our normal waitress Kat, that we had called back and made a reservation for 6 - she immediately put us in the bar area because she didn't want us to be too crowded.
Lisa asked for a nutrition list and Kat said there was not one available.
The General manager came to help take our order and walked us through a more healthier order and other options to our favorites!
Lisa ordered a Smoked Salmon Cobb - with smoked salmon, bleu cheese, bacon, tomato and egg with mixed greens, she brought her own dressing - which was a salad spritzer -
Erin order the usual salmon Cesar salad and instead of blackened - she ordered it grilled with Cajun rubbed - to be a bit more healthier -
Dawn - the usual blackened salmon Cesar salad with an order of fries.
Ylonda - the special of the day - BBQ shrimp on cole slaw with the special Shrimp Stew
Linda - New York Strip Sandwich - Sliced smoked New York Strip Steak with caramelized onions, grilled portabella mushrooms and fontina cheese with an order of fries.
Missy - Blackened salmon Cesar salad.
where do we start... We all ordered through the General Manager and he did help with some different choices - but our meals did come all jumbled up - It took an hour for our meals to come and when the did - they were very sporadic - my fries came out about 5-7 minutes before my meal - I almost had them all eaten! Ylonda didn't get her stew for 10 minutes - which should have been first out right? Lisa was not happy with her meal plus it was missing the bleu cheese.
Erin had to be picked up by Neil - but who wouldn't want to be picked up by him - I wonder how fast she made it back to the office really!!! haha!
I got a freaking parking ticket because we were in there so long
I am not sure any one of us walked out of there satisfied!
Lisa used open table http://www.opentable.com/ to make the original reservations - and I added a few to the reservation - so Lisa called and left two separate voice mails earlier in the morning.
Splash lunch is located in the Oyster Bar - where there is the bar with 7 or 8 stools and 5 tables - so reservations are highly recommended when they can get them right!
We walked in and saw a table for 4 reserved so we told our normal waitress Kat, that we had called back and made a reservation for 6 - she immediately put us in the bar area because she didn't want us to be too crowded.
Lisa asked for a nutrition list and Kat said there was not one available.
The General manager came to help take our order and walked us through a more healthier order and other options to our favorites!
Lisa ordered a Smoked Salmon Cobb - with smoked salmon, bleu cheese, bacon, tomato and egg with mixed greens, she brought her own dressing - which was a salad spritzer -
Erin order the usual salmon Cesar salad and instead of blackened - she ordered it grilled with Cajun rubbed - to be a bit more healthier -
Dawn - the usual blackened salmon Cesar salad with an order of fries.
Ylonda - the special of the day - BBQ shrimp on cole slaw with the special Shrimp Stew
Linda - New York Strip Sandwich - Sliced smoked New York Strip Steak with caramelized onions, grilled portabella mushrooms and fontina cheese with an order of fries.
Missy - Blackened salmon Cesar salad.
where do we start... We all ordered through the General Manager and he did help with some different choices - but our meals did come all jumbled up - It took an hour for our meals to come and when the did - they were very sporadic - my fries came out about 5-7 minutes before my meal - I almost had them all eaten! Ylonda didn't get her stew for 10 minutes - which should have been first out right? Lisa was not happy with her meal plus it was missing the bleu cheese.
Erin had to be picked up by Neil - but who wouldn't want to be picked up by him - I wonder how fast she made it back to the office really!!! haha!
I got a freaking parking ticket because we were in there so long
I am not sure any one of us walked out of there satisfied!
Sakari - Sushi Lounge
2605 Ingersoll Avenue - Des Moines
We arrived shortly before noon and had no problem getting in - which is always nice for us - but not the best for the owners!! :)
Right away we were greeted by our waitress - she then brought us 3 iced teas - which turned out to be fountain - big NO NO!
The order - 3 squid salads -
1 Godzilla Roll (GR)- crunchy shrimp tempura, avacado, cream cheese topped with spicy tuna mix -
1 Beef Roll Up (BRU) - Seared prime beed, shrimp, cream cheese and avacodo
1 Lobster Roll (LR) - Mixed greens, Sprouts, cucumber, avacado and spicy lobster.
The GR had the best flavor - that cream cheese adds so much - I do have a love for cream cheese... It is topped off with the spicy tuna mix and it added a hint of spice and the after taste.
This will most likely be a re-order - although the rolls were huge and thankfully I have a big mouth to get past that!
The BRU was super yummy - it will definately be another re-ordered
The LR - is always an all time favorite!
I'm hungry now!
The bill was a little steep - we ended up paying $20 a piece - but understandable - not like we live next to the ocean!
It's been so long that I think we need to go back and have another!
We arrived shortly before noon and had no problem getting in - which is always nice for us - but not the best for the owners!! :)
Right away we were greeted by our waitress - she then brought us 3 iced teas - which turned out to be fountain - big NO NO!
The order - 3 squid salads -
1 Godzilla Roll (GR)- crunchy shrimp tempura, avacado, cream cheese topped with spicy tuna mix -
1 Beef Roll Up (BRU) - Seared prime beed, shrimp, cream cheese and avacodo
1 Lobster Roll (LR) - Mixed greens, Sprouts, cucumber, avacado and spicy lobster.
The GR had the best flavor - that cream cheese adds so much - I do have a love for cream cheese... It is topped off with the spicy tuna mix and it added a hint of spice and the after taste.
This will most likely be a re-order - although the rolls were huge and thankfully I have a big mouth to get past that!
The BRU was super yummy - it will definately be another re-ordered
The LR - is always an all time favorite!
I'm hungry now!
The bill was a little steep - we ended up paying $20 a piece - but understandable - not like we live next to the ocean!
It's been so long that I think we need to go back and have another!
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