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2009-11-07
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Today, I like to venture away from my usual salad joint, Metropolitan Café, and see how the specialist does.I opted for Steakhouse, one of its designed salads which seemed to work out better than order separately on the dollar basis.The good thing first. Unlike soaking wet salad I typically had at The Met, the amount of dressing here was just right, enough to coat all ingredient but not overwhelm them. This makes the overall salad feel light and the taste of each ingredient was still there.I t
I opted for Steakhouse, one of its designed salads which seemed to work out better than order separately on the dollar basis.
The good thing first. Unlike soaking wet salad I typically had at The Met, the amount of dressing here was just right, enough to coat all ingredient but not overwhelm them. This makes the overall salad feel light and the taste of each ingredient was still there.
I think they could improve a bit on its vegetable. The romaine I had feel clean and nice, better than sorta limpy/not clean taste I had at the Met. However, I missed a more lively taste in the vegetable. Serve colder might help, I think. Also, other ingredients felt clean, unlike those at the Met which, sometimes, I can sense it’s about time they throw them away.
The grilled steak was quite lean and its taste reminded me of steak sandwich I had at Subway which is not a good thing, IMHO. More or less remind me of a protein thing than some flavorful/worthwhile addition to the meal.
There was not much to talk about its “fresh” grilled flatbread. It neither adds any dimension to the dish nor deducts anything out of it. Skip it, you missed nothing. Had it, you wonder why it’s there. I think it’s just there to make it unique, ie a good selling/marketing point.
The soup can be improved. The seafood chowder was quite creamy but lacked the body. Could be great if they thicken it a bit more with potato or cracker. Also, there was no sea taste at all in the soup. Luckily, some corns were there to ‘bright it up’ a bit. Not recommend for this one.
The soup and salad set me back $93, quite pricey for this kind of establishment which are almost all white and look rather lifeless/sterile I want to leave as soon as possible. The Met is much better in this aspect. The waiter/salad assembler was quite nice though he forgot I ask for no tomato in my salad.
Will I be back? You bet. I cannot say this place wow me on any dimension but I felt like I like to give it another chance. But for the money, I think sticking to the Met wasn’t too bad even though it isn’t much cheaper. It’s like I know them better, both goods and bads, so I could live with it and overlook its flaws.
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