First off, due to a change in my schedule, I had a very rare (actually first time) midweek lunch at Amo La Pizza, where the benefits of writing this blog are paying off, or, they have decided to reward their frequent customers. Either way, I’m getting extra stuff!!!
Although there are only three pizza options listed on the lunch menu, the lovely assistant, Ms. Honami Suzuki, remembering that I prefer meat-like toppings, asked if I would like some grilled chicken added to a margherita pizza. She also recalled that I don’t like pottage soups very much and mentioned that that the soup of the day was pumpkin pottage, and would that be all right with me? Pumpkin pottage sounded much better than the spinach soup they usually offer so I told her I’d give it a go.
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| Pumpkin Pottage |
The fresh vegetable salad (with all veggies grown in Miyagi) topped with the wonderful miso dressing was delectable, as usual. The pumpkin pottage was a very pleasant surprise: a definite pumpkin taste without being overbearing. The pizza … awesome!
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| Fresh Veggie Salad w/Miso Dressing |
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| Margherita Pizza w/Bonus Grilled Chicken |
The orange tart cake for an extra 200 yen was well worth it as it topped off a perfect meal. Oh, and I forgot the coffee, that was my choice for the drink, which was included in the lunch. Still, only a 1200 yen lunch.
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| Orange Tart Cake |
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| Get a load of the super small sugar spoon |
A little more on reaping the benefits: the kind staff has rewarded us recently with extras on our dessert orders and free, quite generous, refills on my wife’s wine glasses, saying they appreciate our business and promotions. Thanks Amo la Pizza!!! You sure know how to take care of your customers!
Later in the week I introduced my friend to the fantastic flavors of another Favorite of mine, Bistro Beouf d’ Or. We both ordered the pork fillet with balsamic sauce from the 1000 yen “A” lunch set, which came with rice or bread, dessert, and coffee, along with the soup of the day (mushroom pottage) for an additional 350 yen.
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| 伊豆沼産霜ふり赤豚温野菜添え |
Because of my faith in Bistro Beouf d’Or, I decided to go with its mushroom offering, despite not being big on mushrooms nor a promoter of pottage (as mentioned above). Like a good pottage should be, it was quite creamy (did I forget to mention I’m not crazy about creamy, either). Yet despite all these strikes against it, I still liked it. In fact, I ate the whole thing! My friend, upon tasting the first spoonful, exclaimed, “すごくおいしい！” and then proceeded to devour the bowl.
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| Mushroom Pottage |
Because we were both rather engaged and focused on our conversation, we really didn’t pay much attention to the flavors we were ingesting, but from time to time we’d stop and say something like, “This is really good!” Then continue on with our heart-to-heart. At one point we were a bit confused by the white orb-like, yet yummy, vegetable on our plate, only to discover that it was a turnip. Turnips never tasted so good.
The mango jelly dessert was sweet … very sweet, yet scrumptious. I had chunks of mango in my jelly, while my friend didn’t have such luck. Haha. Sorry.
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| Marvelous Mango Jelly |
Oh, I also forgot to mention that my wife and I stuffed ourselves at Bistro Ampoule last Saturday, another Favorite of ours. Unfortunately, I didn’t have my camera at the time but I ordered my usually steak and fries. The only difference on this day was with the appetizer, as we selected the pork pâté salad for the first time, which was a nice change of pace.
I don’t know where we’ll be dining this weekend, but I’ll keep you updated so please check back soon.
Thanks for reading!!!
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