The other side was a potatoe au gratin dish. We shared the mushrooms, prepared in a delicious sauce and on a bed of cooked onions. Take a lesson from Ruth's Chris and bring those steaks out on fiery hot plates, please. It seemed a little medium on the edges, but the steak was actually cooked perfectly in the center.
She had the 6 oz filet (cooked to perfection). The soups weren't particularly interesting to us and they didn't have a traditional Caesar salad (for a steak place?), so we skipped it and went to the entree. Although it was a Saturday night, they weren't that busy. The cherries (griottines?) were great-thanks for not settling for maraschinos! The bread was very nice-thin, cheesy breadsticks and soft, delicious rolls (with 'PY' baked in). My Manhattan was too sweet-more vermouth and less bourbon.
We ordered cocktails-her a cosmo and me a Manhattan. ' until we suggested he call us by our first names. The waiter knew our last name and consistently referred to us as 'Mr and Mrs. Our reservation was honored and we were seated right away. They were just a few little things away from a full 5 stars.
