Restaurant week is upon us, and there is no better opportunity to try premiere restaurants at an almost fast food price. My first stop for restaurant week is RoMo’s. I can’t say enough good things about this particular visit, from the attentive service to the remarkable food. The pre-set lunch is three courses for $15. For dinner you also get three courses, however you also get a glass of wine for $35.
I started with the signature kale soup. It’s a great fall soup that has turnips, carrots, rutabaga and of course kale. If you are a greens lover, then you will swear by this soup. I loved the little surprise of pieces of pork in the soup.
My friend had the Caesar salad, it comes as a large wedge and the dressing is made in-house. It’s not a normal, run of the mill dressing...it has a dijon mustard after taste. Nothing too harsh, just enough tingle on your taste buds.
Our main courses were heaven on a plate. My course was like comfort food meets fashion for a rendezvous. The presentation was done well, but when you took a bite, you were at a great Thanksgiving meal. I ordered the pan seared pork belly with rutabaga mashed potatoes and asparagus topped on a rich pan gravy. The pork belly is obviously the star of the show. It’s seared once to get the nice crisp top, then roasted, then seared again before serving. The gravy made from the drippings makes me loose my mind its so good! My friend ordered the braised short ribs with rosemary creamers and sauteed swiss chard. After trying both dishes I have to say, this restaurant certainly knows their meat and potatoes! I could not stop stealing her rosemary creamers! They were slightly crispy on the outside with wonderful flavor and soft and creamy on the inside. The ribs were cooked in a merlot wine reduction, and they were so tender you could pull the meat off with just your fork.
Lastly we finished with our desserts. My partner ordered the pastel impossible after I insisted. It did not disappoint. I had this dessert the first time I came, and I was hooked. The flan is rich and velvety and it is baked on top of the most moist date cake. I had the chocolate cake. Rich layers of chocolate on chocolate. The cake was pretty dense, and I found that towards the end of the day and warmed up it tasted better then the first bite at my table.
The all begging question, “Would you go back?”. Each time I return is better then the first, the service was impeccable, and the food was so good that at some bite’s I needed a moment to savor. This is a must go for restaurant week.
