stevez wrote:We're going to Mirabella for an early New Years Eve dinner. I really like the place. After reading about your dinner, I'm looking forward to it even more. Thanks for the forespice. Happy New Year.
G Wiv wrote:ronnie_suburban wrote:and the peas were taut.
And just under the wire for 2017 Ronnie_Suburban delivers the culinary descriptor of the year! Well done my friend, well done indeed.
ronnie_suburban wrote:stevez wrote:We're going to Mirabella for an early New Years Eve dinner. I really like the place. After reading about your dinner, I'm looking forward to it even more. Thanks for the forespice. Happy New Year.
Right back 'atcha. I know the service can be a little frenetic there during peak times, so I'll be curious to hear how it goes.
jnm123 wrote:Both those dishes look traditional and wonderful. Definitely on my radar. How's parking there, Steve?
stevez wrote:jnm123 wrote:Both those dishes look traditional and wonderful. Definitely on my radar. How's parking there, Steve?
Plenty of free parking across the street in the K-mart parking lot.
stevez wrote:Personally, I would describe the peas as nubile. Nice and taught, with a few cute dimples...but I digress.
jnm123 wrote:All in all, not earth-changing but right off the Kennedy at Addison, free parking across the street at K-Mart, reasonable prices and as good a value as you'll get in the city. I'll be back, for sure. As Gary says, count me a fan!
riddlemay wrote:jnm123 wrote:All in all, not earth-changing but right off the Kennedy at Addison, free parking across the street at K-Mart, reasonable prices and as good a value as you'll get in the city. I'll be back, for sure. As Gary says, count me a fan!
Since it's in the same general "neck of the woods" as Sabatino's, and seems to have (judging from the pix) similar offerings, how would you rate it compared to that? Better, worse, tie?
riddlemay wrote:jnm123 wrote:All in all, not earth-changing but right off the Kennedy at Addison, free parking across the street at K-Mart, reasonable prices and as good a value as you'll get in the city. I'll be back, for sure. As Gary says, count me a fan!
Since it's in the same general "neck of the woods" as Sabatino's, and seems to have (judging from the pix) similar offerings, how would you rate it compared to that? Better, worse, tie?
jnm123 wrote:... and sweet peas (again wit' da peas!)
I would guess there is at least some truth in the maitre d's story. Jeff and Arturo got pretty tight during the ownership transition, and technically Jeff is still a partner until Arturo can secure a loan to buy him out outright.jnm123 wrote:. . . Still not a huge fan of the German/Italian motif, and from reading the rest of the thread here I may not wholly believe that 'friends' thing between the former and current owner that the maitre d' explained to me upthread. But the quality of the fare can't be denied, and my whole group was happy, satiated and eager to return in the near future.
Drover wrote:All in all, I'm thankful Mirabella decided not to follow certain folks' advice to pack it in before they had even opened.
ronnie_suburban wrote:However, a second steak was cooked way beyond how it was ordered and the Chicken Vesuvio, about which I'd raved upthread, was overcooked, while the potatoes on the plate were undercooked.
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dudefella wrote:ronnie_suburban wrote:However, a second steak was cooked way beyond how it was ordered and the Chicken Vesuvio, about which I'd raved upthread, was overcooked, while the potatoes on the plate were undercooked.
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Did you mention this to the waitstaff, if so, how did they/kitchen respond?
stevez wrote:Sorry to hear that, Ronnie. I'm scheduled to go there tomorrow night. I'll report back.
stevez wrote:Everything was cooked just right, including the vesuvio potatoes in the salmon dish, and the service was excellent, as usual. No downhill alert here at all.
ronnie_suburban wrote:Steve, Gary . . . so glad your recent experiences seem to indicate that my most recent one was an outlier.
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jacketpotato wrote:The most exciting thing to see was they had Cherries Jubilee and Banana Foster listed in the specials. they also had a peach flaming dessert, but we only opted for the one's listed.
jacketpotato wrote:The most exciting thing to see was they had Cherries Jubilee and Banana Foster listed in the specials. they also had a peach flaming dessert, but we only opted for the one's listed.