A Dining Destination
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Jury duty was 2 blocks up the hill and they said "wear your badge so that nobody will talk shop around you, and no alcohol". I'd read of the Metropolitan in my culinary magazines and peeked into the window.. Yup, that's going to be lunch. I sat at the bar area, a bright and cheerful place, full of eyecatching photos and saloon trivia. The bartender acted as my waiter and he was par excellance. Treated me like a little kid in the candy shop. We talked about the wine list and its wonders and I was surprised to learn the favorites of the house (most ordered). I'd said "IF I were allowed alcohol I would try Syrah, I've never tried that." Voila, he produced a little 4 ounce wine glass with just a taste of the magic wine that I'd only imagined, but only a sip. (It was major tasty.) From the lunch menu I went with fish and chips. Something about Japanese bread crumbs. They were the most savory tasting chips I ever nibbled, sea salt was the predominant flavoring and they burned my mouth! The fish was so crunchy and hot that you could see the heat vapors wafting up after you cracked them open, and truly they had a most wonderful taste. I ate so slowly. A small side of cole slaw was perfect, mysterious flavors that might be horseradish, but I don't know. It was truly a memorable meal. As I departed I told my bartender that I would return to eat their wonderful Kobe tenderloins, with lobster, and drink one of their 100's of wines. I can't wait to go back and have talked it up with coworkers and friends. Top Marks for the Metropolitan Grill's fish and chips. Can't wait to make this steak house an event and call it the best restaurant of my little world.
Pros: A dining experience
Cons: expense