so, if you're feeling a little la-ti-da, and want to experience the creations of an iron chef, you should head down to the cactus club pronto. chef rob feenie has created some delightful concoctions that may or may not give him another win on iron chef, but if nothing else give your tastebuds a run for your money. and there is quite a bit of money trading hands. my buds and i started off with some beef carpaccio ($13), followed by our entrees of butternut squash and fried sage ravioli, vegetarian fajitas and beef dip (~$15 - $25). we then ended off the meal with a bang, and had his key lime pie (~$8), made from scratch with love. though the individual meal choices are not ridiculously expensive, they add up as you want to try more and more dishes. out of the entrees, my clear favourite was the ravioli, but the other dishes were lovely too.
beef carpaccio
you were the evening's highlight.
i want more, dammit!
you were the evening's highlight.
i want more, dammit!
sage ravioli,
simply done with truffle oil.
you were crazy rich.
you were crazy rich.
refreshing with zing,
you were other's favourite.
get me some pie, bitch!
you were other's favourite.
get me some pie, bitch!
on a side note, our waitress gave us the skinny on the dress code for wait staff. all women must wear heels no shorter than one inch. umm....what? they're on their feet for how long, running around with our food and drink, and flats and low heels are out. can anyone say union?
one inch heels a must? to that I say: http://billsmovieemporium.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/560norma-rae.jpg
ReplyDeletethe pie looks heavenly. i've never had beef carpaccio but it looks like pastrami in your picture. yum.
hi pastyrami - thanks for the comment and the pic! definitely check out the beef carpaccio at cactus club: it melts in your mouth, and the parmesan shavings that come with it add some extra interest.
ReplyDeleteif you like lime, you'll love the pie. fyi: usually they have a drink feature they're trying to push, like bellinis, so if you fake interest, they'll give you a free sample. enjoy!
The ravioli is one of my favourites as well...I had it last week! Will probably post on it in a couple weeks. The only thing is I wish there was more filling in them...a bit thin. That butter sauce is divine. At first I was like what?!?! Not enough ravioli!! But they were rich and I got full pretty fast!
ReplyDeleteBTW try the peanut butter crunch bar...trust me..it's good...and I'm not even a huge fan of peanut butter. They make it really well though and it's awesome.