It’s restaurant week here in the DC area. One of my co-workers made reservations at the new restaurant nearby, Chef Geoff’s Tyson’s to take advantage of the deals available during restaurant week. For $21 each person got an appetizer of their choice, entree of their choice, and dessert of their choice. It was $30, $40, or even more than $50 worth of food for a single fixed price. It was a lowlight for me because I decided to order things that I generally don’t order; in this regard I’ve been on a “trying new things kick” for a year or so. My appetizer was a scallop & shrimp ceviche. Had I realized what a ceviche was, I wouldn’t have ordered it. It was still ok, but nothing great, IMO. For my main course I went simple and ordered a lobster roll. Having never had a lobster roll before, I’m not sure if this was a good representation or bad. I do know that I didn’t enjoy it that much. To me, it was nothing more than blandness on a half-stale roll. My mocha-cheesecake dessert was good, but less like cheesecake than I had expected.
So it was a lowlight because I had high expectations. In the end. I realized that I would have much more enjoyed a $4 lunch from McDonald’s.
