You want to love it
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
The best way to enjoy Longfellow is to take a leisurely walk from St.Paul across the Mississippi River on the Lake Street bridge during the Fall with your favorite gal! When you arrive during Happy Hour you can sit outside and take in the ambience of the River below (although you can't really see the water from there). Food sounds great on the menu, but doesn't quite live up to the descriptions. Example - Eggplant Parmigiana was crispy, but horrifically over-breaded and deeply overcooked and salty. You should be able to taste that tender, enigmatic and interesting Eggplant flavor with a sauce that complements. Crispy Onion Strings were heavy on flour coating that overpowered the overfried small onion strings. The Jambalaya Pasta special the other night WAS very flavorful, spicy and creamy. Grilled Meatloaf sounded so much a step above the ordinary, but came out small (2 Biscotti size slices @$12.95) over-grilled / baked and dry and over-salty. This is a nice location but does that warrant a $2-$3 upcharge over their other restaurants for some of the similar burgers? A step above a Chili's or Applebee's certainly, with great Bar specials, and we want locally owned restaurants to thrive, but a bit more restraint with the breading and the deep fryer please.