After whining about not doing anything special for Valentine's Day, Rick finally got the hint and made reservations at a Cajun/Creole restaurant called CreoLa: A New Orleans Bistro. We had gone there a couple of years back but didn't have a chance to come back until this year.
Gran-Gran (my mom) and bro babysat Emi-chan while Rick and I were gone. A diaper mishap made us a little late, but the maitre d' quickly seated us with a smile and didn't grumble. The restaurant was very dark. Probably to put the patrons in a romantic mood, but because of that, none of the pictures I took came out very well, even with a flash, hence no pictures of the food. Oh, well.
They had a 4 course Valentine's Day prix fixe tasting menu which I was a little nervous about because it was mostly seafood. For those of you who know me well, I don't do seafood very well. BUT to my surprise, I LOVED everything I had, ESPECIALLY the seafood items.
This is what we had that evening (sorry, I forgot what some of the items were called):
Rick:
Starter: BOLT deep fried oysters with bacon and ??? (Whatever was in it, they were awesome)
Second course:Fennel and crab Bisque (Yummm)
Third course: Grilled Grouper and ??? stuffing (The sauce was really rich and tasty)
Dessert: Chocolate and Peanut butter mousse with a short bread crust (So dense! So sweet! So good with coffee!)
Linda:
Starter: Dungeness crab cake (I could have licked the plate clean)
Second course: Salad with sweet vinaigrette and praline ??? (The vinaigrette was wonderful. Not too tart, not too sweet)
Third course: Shrimp and crab pie (I loved it! It was supposed to be crawdads and shrimp, but the crawdads weren't good, so the chef made a substitution)
Dessert: Beignet with fresh fruit, mango sauce, and whipped cream (I got only 2 little baby beignets. I could have eaten 5 more)
I think this is one of our favorite restaurants. The food is fantastic, the service is great. Only thing is we probably only go once a year because it isn't a cheap eats place. I think that makes it even more special.
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