Comments on: Avenue 5 Restaurant & Bar, SDRW Preview Dinner

By: 404 – Content not found | Three Dog Kitchen

404 – Content not found | Three Dog Kitchen — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 18:31:07 +0000

[...] had the pleasure to be sent to a few preview meals over the years, and I was looking forward to trying a new restaurant this year. Reservations [...]

By: michael

michael — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:32:45 +0000

It’s all about the short ribs…yummy. And the carpaccio looks as good as the one we had at the preview we went to at Cowboy Star.

By: threedogkitchen

threedogkitchen — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:40:45 +0000

Good gnocchi is hard to find. And I’m not willing to go through multiple plates of bad ones to find the good ones!

By: threedogkitchen

threedogkitchen — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:35:08 +0000

You should just jump in and try one! I think the first time we did it, I picked a restaurant I’d been wanting to go to, but couldn’t justify spending the money. So we just went and ate some good food and had fun!

ps – we went back to Chocolat and my friend tried the mousse… it was kind of like a soupy pudding. But I had pistachio gelato and that was good… the Nutella one was really good.

By: threedogkitchen

threedogkitchen — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:31:27 +0000

We rarely eat 3-courses when dining out (it’s a lot of food!), so RW is a splurge for us in a few ways. I would say most of the restaurant menus are a good deal (Travis figured that you’re essentially getting the appetizer or dessert for free) but only if you look at it as if you’re ordering 3 courses. If you usually order just one or two, then it’s not a “deal” so much as a cheaper way to sample a restaurant’s menu. BTW, a lot of the restaurants on the SDRW list put together a separate vegetarian menu if you let them know!

I am officially done with CH (I may post on Home Cooking occasionally). Unless you agree with the masses or disagree with masses, it’s not worth my trouble.

By: jennywenny

jennywenny — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:24:15 +0000

I have to say, I found some other posts on chowhound recently that just make me want to have some of the posters deleted.

I dont really like restaurant week, the deals dont seem so great, I like to choose how much I eat off a large menu, rather than have a set 3 course meal, especially since I’m cutting back on my food, so this would be too much temptation!

I also hate it when places are too busy…

Thanks for the review!

By: Darlene

Darlene — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:08:15 +0000

I have yet to go to a restaurant week. I’ve been meaning to for a few years but all the choices seem overwhelming. In addition, it seems like there is always a few things on the menu that puts me off. I wish SDRW web site had a feature that would automatically choose a restaurant for you based on price and location.

But like you, I always go for the short ribs when I see it on the menu.

By: Mary

Mary — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 06:08:54 +0000

I’ve never heard of this place either! Nice thing you inquired, I didn’t. I did laugh though when I read your line about the “haricot verts” because I pretty much just want to call them green beans, too. I totally love gnocchi – but it has to be done right. Nice thing that you got to try some outstanding ones!