A few weeks ago, my husband and I went back to one of our all time favorite restaurants, Home Bistro http://www.homebistrochicago.com/. I was immediately reminded why we loved that place - cozy, delicious, great service, and to top it all off, it's byob!
Chef Joncarl Lachman has put together a menu that is interesting, but still feels comfortable and homey. It's one of those places where you can spend 20 minutes staring at the menu because everything just looks so amazing.
We finally decided on:
appetizer: shrimp cake
husbando: Compart Family Farms Loin of Pork served with braised collards, smoked sausage, scalloped potatoes, sautéed apples
me: Smoked Duck Sausage with Brandy served with warm white bean and artichoke salad, candied bacon, dijon mustard
dessert: their famous bread pudding
wine: we brought a 2003 Arger Martucci Odyssey (small 325 case production from Napa that is scrumptious. The complex layers of chocolate, cherry, and pepper come together so smoothly and richly that you find yourself smiling with each sip.)
So how did the meal come together? The appetizer was a delicious alternative to crab cakes. It's not as mayo-y as I find come crab cakes can be. It could use a little more citrus, in the form of some kind of fruit, but nonetheless tasty.
The pork loin was pretty tasty, but was slightly (and only a tiny bit) tough and on the bland side. The sides, however, were well seasoned and cooked. Their textures and flavors worked really well together and could possibly have been the best part of that dish. The duck sausage was pretty amazing. I cut mine up and blended it with the bean salad and it was delicious with every bite. My only criticism is that they could have given more mustard. What can I say about the bread pudding dessert? Best bread pudding ever.
As usual, the servers were very personable, prompt, and made good recommendations. Really, that should be the standard for all restaurants.
Another satisfying meal at HB. We'll be back...especially after I saw their take on a Philly Cheese Steak at the table next to ours.
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have you tried the bread pudding at rose angelis? my friend swears that its orgasmic. :)
ReplyDeleteNo, but anything that is worthy of being orgasmic deserves a try. I'll compare and let you know :)
ReplyDeletebtw, checked out your blog...nice underwater pics! Did you get a special underwater camera or just a case for the regular camera?
heh i didn't take those pictures - couple friends did. one used a fuji (i think), another used a canon ixus, both with underwater housing cases. underwater cameras can only go up to depths of 10m... we went down to about 25m, so we had to use cases.
ReplyDeletei just bought one for my mum's canon g10. can't wait to try it out on my next diving trip!!! :)