My night at the Capital

Yet another successful Restaurant week meal! My friends and I went to The Capitol Grille and oh my lord was it ever tasty. 

Although you have limited menu choices with Restaurant week, you still have quite a few options at Capitol. To start, you can choose from a blue cheese and bacon wedge salad, caesar salad, or clam chowder. I choose the caesar salad. Then you select a main main course and a dessert. Your table also receives fresh bread served with a salted butter, a side of creamy mashed red potatoes, and lightly seasoned green beans.

I apologize, no photo of the green beans...my table had already dug into them before I could snap a photo

The main course options were salmon, chicken, or steak. Everyone at our table chose some type of steak [Side note: Capitol Grille is an upscale steakhouse, and everyone knows you should always go for what the restaurant is known for] I opted for the Filet Mignon and the others went for the 14 oz (ya, they are not  messing around) bone-in aged sirloin. Although it sounds like you'd be getting more bang for your buck with the huge sirloin, I was NOT disappointed with the Filet Mignon. I cut through the meat like butta. It had immense flavor and was cooked to perfection.

You also have options to upgrade and add shrimp or lobster tail. I was tempted. but I am also kinda a poor kid and just eating there- even during Restaurant Week- was pricy enough for me. 

Now for what is typically my favorite part of any meal. Dessert. You have the choice between a flourless chocolate espresso cake or creme brûlée. I went for the creme brûlée as the rest of my table choose the espresso cake. I figured I could sneak a bite of someone's to try both...which I did ;) The chocolate espresso cake looks very small when it comes out, but it is packed with flavor. Extremely rich and had the consistency of fudge. The creme brûlée was very well done. The golden sugar topping to creme ratio was perfect. I cracked into the sugar topping and into the smooth cream, took my first bite, and was in heaven. It is topped with berries which added a needed freshness to the sweetness of the brûlée.  It was amaze-balls.

Earlier, I was able to blame my friends for jumping into the sides before I could get a photo...but the dessert is all on me. 

I would definitely recommend visiting The Capitol Grille whether it is Restaurant week or not. This is somewhere I could find myself going back to and even paying full price for. I have always heard great things about the food and I can see why. 

I'm getting hungry writing this post

-J

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