This fine dining restaurant was indeed a place to take your hot date or someone you want to impress. It is of course Italian, as the name implies. It reminded me of Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas.
We ordered a bottle of champagne and calamari for appetizers. The appetizer was free since I enrolled in the "Peppermill Passport", a card wherein I earn points when I gamble (there was a $10 credit on it) and a "55 plus" (senior discount). How exciting is that? In California, they keep raising the age for seniors. When I turn 60, I'm sure they will raise it to 65!
My husband ordered the roasted chicken stuffed with prosciutto, baby arugula, fontina cheese with red peppers and tomato risotto. It did look good after his first incision that I was sorry I didn't take a picture. I always think "chicken is ...well...chicken"
I was good and did not order pasta or steak which I usually do. I decided to try the sea bass with shrimp risotto and lobster cream sauce topped with arugula and radicchio.
It was delicious and we both made an effort not to have leftovers since we wouldn't be able to take it home. We did finish everything and was almost to full to order dessert.
I said: "Almost". Otto didn't want to order dessert but was willing to help me out. I ordered the the Tiramisu. For $8.00 this was a bargain. It was not the best but good enough. This had espresso and kahlua in it aside from the mascarpone cheese and the best part was the cup it was served in. No, not fine china but fine dark chocolate. What a treat.
FYI, since I am not a gambler, I went to the 1cent slot machine and played for about 30 minutes since I had the $10 credit. I won and lost and at the end...I made $25. That's when I stopped. I don't think Peppermill Casino will be inviting me anytime soon.
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