Stefan R.
Yelp
Spur of the moment drop in and review...we were in the area and just getting a bit peckish, not that this area is a food desert or anything, but compared to some areas , there's not a lot that is going to make me jam on the brakes and go in to a restaurant. I mean nothing is bad, but after awhile there is just nothing that says "I have to eat here or....."
Anyway, Bistro 57 is kind of a known quantity, the "free" food credits and Boyd comps also may tip the scales for a drop in.
We sat in the bar area and as always, Courtney was holding court behind the bar . She as always greeted us warmly and took our orders.... They have the occasional happy hour special change up and change to the entrees as well. I heard a rumor they are going to rebrand themselves in December or something when the long deserted space from TGIFridays is filled with a new venture.
Back to the food, we ordered the truffle crisps for a quick app and my dining partner ordered the salmon entree. I ordered the spinach potato parmesean gnocchi .
They also provide a decent bread basket if you order as well (no charge). The truffle crisps were good, not too greasy and somewhat addicting (ate too many). The salmon dish came with some small potato quarters and string beans. The salmon was well done but still flakey. I guess you could ask for it to be undercooked which would have been my preference. My dining partner ate most of hers, but as we always do, we ate too much bread .
My gnocchi were dense to the point of literally being what felt like a couple of pounds worth. They were tasty, but maybe a trifle too much parm... Most of it went home for leftovers.
As always, Courtney's service was the high point of the visit.
Between the food credits and comp, dinner only cost us the generous tip we left for the staff.
Sorry, no pictures this trip.
As an aside, can't wait to see what Aliante and Boyd come up with for dining. IMHO, salted lime needs to go and so does the farm. Put in an Asian place where Salted Lime is , because physically, their bar area could very easily be converted into a ramen or sushi style place. As long as I'm dreaming here, revitalize the food court... I know that's hard to do with franchisees as there must be enough $$ potential to make a very expensive franchise work... but we can dream.....lol As far as the farm, maybe an ice cream or frozen yoghurt place there instead of something hidden way back in the corner of the dead food court.
