Here are the dishes we tried:
"Elaine's" Kabocha Squash Salad: the cinnamon pepitas and cranberry vinaigrette upped the autumnal flair overall, but the amount of squash was less than expected. The flavors worked together well, though.
Blackened Rock Shrimp and Red Bean Soup: comforting with a lot of flavor, especially with the Portuguese sausage, and it reminded me a bit of gumbo. Funny enough, the soup was one of the items I was least excited about on the menu and it ended up being one of the meal's highlights!
Artichoke and Goat Cheese Crusted Salmon: less rich than the name suggests and the goat cheese element was not strongly present. The sundried tomato sauce was pretty on the plate, but I would've still enjoyed the dish without it. Salmon with a little more oomph, which I would happily eat again.
Cilantro Grilled Tiger Shrimp: slightly overcooked, but I had more of an issue with the lentils, which were fine, but didn't add much to the dish. I was a little confused by the mix of ingredients.
Tender Braised Beef Short Ribs: good flavor and I was able to eat the dish with a fork. I don't need much more when it comes to short ribs!
Pumpkin and Ginger Cheesecake and Roy's Melting Hot Chocolate Souffle: both desserts were fine, but the pumpkin cheesecake got more points because of the ginger and spice, which were more interesting to me than classic chocolate.
Considering the regular menu at Roy's, the fall prix fixe menu is a pretty good deal. We just had tastes of some of the offerings; you can see all the options for the prix fixe here. Thanks again to Weezermonkey and Allison of Formula PR!
Roy's Restaurant
800 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90017
213-488-4994
6 comments:
I see the Aloha on the menu! Is Roy's a Hawaiian place? Are there a lot of Hawaiian restaurants in LA?
Yay! You were the perfect Mr. Monkey substitute! ;)
Thanks for coming! I had fun!
good to see you there!
i think the prix fixe menu is a good deal too.
Tamarind and Thyme: Hi, Su-Lin! Yes, it is a Hawaiian/fusion restaurant chain, sorry should've mentioned that. :P In LA, the Hawaiian restaurants are mostly smaller casual places like L&L, not full service restaurants (at least, to my knowledge). Gotta go to Hawaii for the authentic, local stuff! :)
Weezermonkey: Thanks, it was a great time! :)
Bagnatic: Good to see you, too! I hope more places add prix fixe options, it is a trend I like.
oooh I'm so glad its the fall. Pumpkin and ginger. perfect mix
Stuffycheaks: Agreed! Now if only summer would just REALLY get outta here. :)
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