came from the Golden Mushroom.
Our companion had a Black Angus
filet that had been rubbed with garlic,
cognac and black peppercorn sauce
($24.50) to bring out a tenderness and
taste that one could hardly ask for more.
Steve & Rocky's leaves very little to
chance ... making its own soft bread,
own ice cream, own gnocchi, doing its
own aging of lamb and butchering of
beef, having its own pastry chef, etc.
Highly popular is the everyday feature
of Spanish tapas, hot and cold ... with
different tapas daily as part of the menu
... like cold curried duck salad and
mango, hot foie gran sauteed with
braised apples, main courses of broiled
tilapia with tarragon sauce, pan-seared
salmon with lobster.
Unlike their cousins around the
world (Italians call it antipasto... the
Chinese, dim sum... the Turks,
maze... the French, hors d'oeuvres),
Spanish tapas are more than just appe-
tizers ... When savored at dinnertime
with perhaps a glass of sherry, a full
array of these tasty miniature morsels
can be a meal in themselves.
The soups are deliciously different,
too ... with a butternut squash that is
unique and very tasty ... There are usu-
ally three homemade soups on the menu
... with a tasting of all three available.
Small lake perch is a big favorite ...
Over 100 pounds are sold each week ...
sauteed with toasted hazelnuts, brown
butter vinaigrette and basmati($17.50) .
... Also sauteed white fish, about 95
pounds weekly, With potato and red
onion crust and coarse-grain mustard
sauce($14.50) ... or just plain broiled.
The interior decor at Steve & Rocky's
is restful and bright ... Colorful papier
mache fish hang from the dining room
ceiling, white linen tablecloth triangles
over blue linen table coverings, blue
linen napkins, copper rooster made by
Peter Loren as a gift to Steve when the
restaurant opened in 1998 ... In fact,
Steve has roosters all over the place ...
he collects them ... in any form ... clay,
ceramic, metal, etc ...
Being minutes away from Twelve
Oaks Shopping Center is a big plus for
shoppers who love the contemporary
American cuisine at Steve & Rocky's
with its influence of cultures from
around_ the world.
Among the Japanese representations is
the elegant Pento box arrangement of
complete meals in a lacquered box dur-
ing lunch ... Each compartment con-
tains a separate course ... and is great
with the accompaniment of wine.
Seating at Steve & Rocky's is for about
220 ... plus a bar with 25 seats over-
looking its kitchen.
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