His perspective: B-
After having a difficult experience at the Maplewood Red Lobster (tough overcooked seafood is difficult to eat after all) we decided this night to try the Roseville location instead.
A night and day difference! We had a 12 or 15 minute wait (odd on a Wednesday, eh?) and were seated in the bar area.
I had the crab linguini alfredo, she had the coconut shrimp and scampi combo.
The alfredo was pretty good (I brought it home) but I wasn't at all impressed with it or antyhing. It was an alfredo with crab, what more could I expect. Her scampi were good (nice garlic) but the fried shrimp were little wrong.
Instead of finding the sweetness of the coconut, it was that and what seemed to me to be a cajun spice as well. I wasn't expecting that, neither was she. I've never had coconut anything that was spicy like that, and it threw me a curve.
She didn't finish them, and did ask our server if they were supposed to be like that. Our server said they were. Maryanne asked why that wasn't mentioned on the menu, and the server didn't really have an answer.
Other than the oddly flavored shrimp, it was a nice visit, and better than the other store we tried. Service was prompt and polite, and we even had a couple free beverages out of the deal (free before we asked about the odd food). Overall, I liked it and I'll be back.
Saturday, October 20, 2007
Innuendo - October 19, 2007
His perspective: A-
While out and about Friday evening in Lowertown St. Paul, we found ourselves in front of Union Depot trying to think a place to eat. Across the street from us was Innuendo. I've walked past it a few times on my way out of work, and I know they've advertised burgers and chili on a semi-regular basis.
We decided to go in and try the food.
I'm glad we did. They weren't terribly busy, but it was still a little early for the Friday night crowd so I wasn't at all surprised. We pretty much had our choice of seating (was around 7pm as I recall). A quick review of the menu had me ordering a bacon cheeseburger with provolone and mayo, and Maryanne had a BBQ chicken sandwich; both came with kettle (potato) chips.
The chips were a little too crispy and hard for Maryanne, I kinda liked them (and finished both hers and mine). But that is a small thing compared to the food.
My god! For the first time in a month at least, we had friendly and very timely service, food prepared as requested, and the taste! It was GREAT! Best burger I've had in a long time (and that includes the famous burgers at the Lion's Tap). So juicy, a nice hint of butter, and quite a nice size.
Maryanne had some of my burger (and she doesn't generally like butter burgers like Culvers) and she thought it was really good. I had a bite of her chicken... so tender and juicy, better then any chicken sandwich I've ever had anywhere. She really liked it too.
We were chatting with our server afterwards, and turns out he was one of the owners. He called over another of the owners, and we proceeded into a nice conversation about the food, the service, our many recent bad experiences dining out and such.
Needless to say they were very pleased. The food, quality and service all rate high in my book. If I ever get a chance at a decent lunch during my workday, I will be stopping back for more. The lack of a solid dinner crowd worries me a little, but they are a recent addition to the area, so I'd bet most folks haven't had a chance to stop in yet. Seriously, its good food for a good price.
And to those people that say I'm impossible to please, read this article again and say that.
While out and about Friday evening in Lowertown St. Paul, we found ourselves in front of Union Depot trying to think a place to eat. Across the street from us was Innuendo. I've walked past it a few times on my way out of work, and I know they've advertised burgers and chili on a semi-regular basis.
We decided to go in and try the food.
I'm glad we did. They weren't terribly busy, but it was still a little early for the Friday night crowd so I wasn't at all surprised. We pretty much had our choice of seating (was around 7pm as I recall). A quick review of the menu had me ordering a bacon cheeseburger with provolone and mayo, and Maryanne had a BBQ chicken sandwich; both came with kettle (potato) chips.
The chips were a little too crispy and hard for Maryanne, I kinda liked them (and finished both hers and mine). But that is a small thing compared to the food.
My god! For the first time in a month at least, we had friendly and very timely service, food prepared as requested, and the taste! It was GREAT! Best burger I've had in a long time (and that includes the famous burgers at the Lion's Tap). So juicy, a nice hint of butter, and quite a nice size.
Maryanne had some of my burger (and she doesn't generally like butter burgers like Culvers) and she thought it was really good. I had a bite of her chicken... so tender and juicy, better then any chicken sandwich I've ever had anywhere. She really liked it too.
We were chatting with our server afterwards, and turns out he was one of the owners. He called over another of the owners, and we proceeded into a nice conversation about the food, the service, our many recent bad experiences dining out and such.
Needless to say they were very pleased. The food, quality and service all rate high in my book. If I ever get a chance at a decent lunch during my workday, I will be stopping back for more. The lack of a solid dinner crowd worries me a little, but they are a recent addition to the area, so I'd bet most folks haven't had a chance to stop in yet. Seriously, its good food for a good price.
And to those people that say I'm impossible to please, read this article again and say that.
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