Metropolis tomorrow night

Restaurant week is almost over for the season and we'll give Metropolis a try tomorrow night.

I think I'll have the butternut squash bisque, and probably the arctic char although I'm not all that fond of wilted Swiss chard. For dessert, the pear sounds really intriguing.

I'll post afterwards what we each had and what we thought.

And the winners were . . .

Here's the scoop from our dinner out last night.

Kent and I both had the Grilled Portabella Mushroom Carpaccio for our appetizers. We'd both give this dish a solid A+ and I am on the hunt for a similar recipe. Truly it was amazing.

For our entrees, Kent had the Grilled Marinated Hanger Steak and said it was an A- only because the steak was fairly small. I had the Sautéed Chicken Scallopine and managed to eat half of it. I'd rate it A+ also, and wow was the chicken tender, I really need to learn how to get chicken breasts that tender. Of course the risotto was fantastic (although definitely NOT low fat).

For dessert, Kent now says he wishes he had gotten the Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzel Pie, but he didn't. He chose the S’mores Bread Pudding. I had a taste of it and while it wasn't awful, it was very sweet. I think it would have been far better if it had been made with dark chocolate rather than milk chocolate. Kent rated it a C, and said it was too generic, with nothing special about it other than the charred marshmallows. I had the lemon bars. I've never had lemon bars before so I wasn't sure what to expect. They were OK, again nothing to write home about. I'd rate them a B, mostly because they did have flavor and I liked the combination of lemon bar with raspberry sauce.

While we both loved the appetizer and the entrees, I'm not convinced that Union shines at dessert. They gave us a coupon for a similar deal next month so we will go back and see if that's still true.

Man I love eating out in Boston!

What would you pick?

Boston has Restaurant Week a couple of times a year. Participating restaurants pull together a price fixe menu at a specific price point and it's a fantastic way to try something new.

Tonight we are going to Union Restaurant here in the South End. Here are our options:

Appetizer (choose one)
Fresh Spring Pea Soup with Creamy Pasta Shells,
Pecorino, Parsley and Mint

Roasted Asparagus Salad with Marinated Sweet Peppers,
Lemon Aioli and Cracked Pepper Scone

Grilled Portabella Mushroom Carpaccio
Shaved Fennel, Balsamic and Parmigiano Reggiano

Entree (choose one)
Grilled Marinated Hanger Steak
Iceberg Lettuce Wedge, Bacon, Blue Cheese and Toasted Baguette

Sautéed Chicken Scallopine
Lemon, Capers and Button Mushrooms, Spring Herb Risotto

Orrechiette Carbonara
with Pancetta, Peas and Parmigiano

Dessert (choose one)
Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzel Pie

Lemon Squares with Fresh Raspberry Sauce

S’mores Bread Pudding

So what would you choose?