My wife and I are not complete slaves to the ADVG, especially if the kids aren't along for the meal. We also work in close enough proximity that we can meet for lunch at least once a week. This afternoon I surprised my wife by inviting her to lunch at the Gate City Chop House at 106 South Holden Road.
The Chop House has a wonderful, moderately priced lunch menu (it will probably be an eon or so before cheap-skate me invites my wife to look at the dinner menu). The dearest item I spotted on the lunch menu was $20. Most of the other dishes are around $10. The portions are gargantuan; the service is professional and lightning quick, and the food is fantastic. If you haven't tried the Gate City Chop House for lunch, you've really missed something (I'm not saying that to make you feel bad; we all need goals in life, and lunch at the Gate City Chop House should be one of them).
It took us a few minutes to settle on our orders--my wife from her unfamiliarity with the menu, and me from my familiarity with all of the great options. My wife ordered the crab cake sandwich with house veggies on the side, while I ordered the fried flounder with a fruit salad and onion rings on the side.
We passed on the She Crab soup, one of the Chop House's best dishes. Our only excuse for this grievous sin was that we really wanted the dishes that we ordered and knew (or in the case of my wife, was warned) that they wouldn't leave room for much else. On previous visits I've had the soup and get teary in wistful remembrance.
A distinquishing feature of the crab cake was that it had, um, lots of fresh crab. The cake was lightly fried, thick, moist, and sweet and served on a toasted, buttered roll with fresh lettuce, ripe tomato, a pickle (I grabbed that), and a pecan and mustard remoulade on the side. The steamed veggies were perfectly done and an excellent compliment.
The flounder was also lightly fried in a spiced batter and served on a bed of steak fries. The onion rings had the same light touch.
After two enormous plates, dessert was out of the question. Next time--and there will be a next time--we might opt for the soup and salad bar and leave room for the dessert.
My wife says the company could have been better, but otherwise it was a memorable meal (and in a good way).
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Hey! I enjoyed reading your posts about restaurants in the Attractions Dining and Value Guide. I was wondering if you've dined out anywhere else recently.
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