I stopped by here a couple of Fridays ago with my wife for dinner. Having been in this place during its two previous restaurants, I was eager to see what changes, if any they had made. I was not to be disappointed as Eddie Merlots had left the floor plan of the restaurant the same but they really did a good job on updating the decor of the place. This was especially true in the chandelliers as well as the mosaics that were hanging along the walls.\n\nFor dinner my wife and I decided to start out the evening with the sesame calamari appetizer while she also chose to order the lobster bisque soup. Thankfullly my wife was kind enough to save me one of the larger pieces of lobster in her bisque as well as some broth from it so that I could try it. I have to admit that it was pretty good with the lobster being cooked perfectly and the bisque being seasoned nicely. I also really enjoyed our calamari which came with three different sauces: a garlic/ginger soy sauce, ahot mustard sauce and a wasabi sauce. The calamari was also cooked perfectly as the outside breading had a nice crunch while the inside was soft and chewy and not rubbery at all. For my dinner entree I had a hard time deciding between the 16 oz. bourbon-marinated ribeye steak and the bison filet mignon. My choice ultimately ended up being the bourbon-marinated filet which I made after consulting with our server. My wife ended up going with the steak frites for her entree and we decided to split a side order of the macaroni and cheese. The bourbon marinated steak ended up being quite large, tender and very good. You could really taste the bourbon in and it gave the steak a subtle sweetness while at the same time giving it a bit of a bite which I had never had in a steak before. The macaroni and cheese also ended up being good although it didn't have anything special that stood out to me. After all of that food we still somehow had a little room for dessert and so we ended up ordering the carrot cake. The piece that they gave us was absolutley humongus and could have easily been shared by a table of 4. I ended up enjoying it as it tasted how I thought a carrot cake should. With the dessert finished and the bill paid we ended up getting our parking validated at the hostess station and left the restaurant quite full but also a bit lighter in the wallet.\n\nThe bottom line for me is that I would head here again in the future. The service that we received here was quite good and the food was as well.
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