jack's bistro
This funky little place seats about 35 to 40 max. The service was friendly and very knowledgeable with out a snippet of pretentiousness. There were four of us dining together on a Sunday night. One would have no idea of the current economic woes from the packed house at Jacks.
For an appetizer we shared garlic shrimp. very tasty, perfectly cooked shrimp, nice soft pita bread and loads of garlic sauce to drive a way the vampires. I don't know if it always comes with 8 shrimp (perfectly divided by 4) or if that was an accommodation for our table. I thought the check said 9.25 but the menu says $12.00. So much for my memory. The wait staff person recommended it for 4 people to share and it was perfect.
For entrees we tried
steak frites
sous vide filet mignon over arugula with blue cheese sauce
sous vide scallops with thai peanut sauce, basmati rice and vegetables
pork belly jambalaya
The pork belly was amazing. crispy juicy succulent. The texture of the scallops was ethereal along with some nicely sauteed vegetables. The peanut sauce was not my favorite part. The filet mignon went so fast I barely was able to grab a scrap but when I did it was quite good. The steak frites while not very adventurous, was a nicely prepared steak sliced and fanned out on the plate with a substantial amount of fries. We also shared an order of brussel sprouts. They contained a wonderful pork product in them and they were perfectly cooked and separated into leaves.For desert we shared lavender and peppercorn ice cream. Everyone loved it but me. go figure.
We drank a Foppiano Cabernet, 05 that was nicely balanced, with dark cherry flavors and a Budini Malbec, 06 that had classic cassis and black raspberry flavors and very light tanins.
Jacks has 12 dollar entrees at the bar on Sunday nights. I ' m going back to try those out next.
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