| Scott Review... | | | | national brand after I first ate there, years ago. |
| I rarely tip over twenty percent. The service at | | | | This place consistently delivers a bang for the |
| the Palomino was so fantastic, the tip reached the | | | | buck. |
| forty percent level. We were greeted with a | | | | The Rigatoni Bolognese is my favorite dish. It's |
| smile, genuine enthusiasm for the food and | | | | been on the menu forever and I always struggle |
| dedicated to the customer. She was proud to be | | | | to order something else. I first had it when I was |
| working at Palomino. | | | | in junior high. I don't like it as much as I did back |
| I love the portebella mushroom soup. Finest in the | | | | then, having since eaten my way across Italy |
| cities. But I do not like the fact I must purchase a | | | | several times and learned what great pasta is all |
| large bowl for my appetizer. I have enjoyed the | | | | about, but I dare you to find a more flavorful |
| bowl as an entree on a previous visit. I asked if a | | | | noodle dish in this town for the price. Sure, the |
| small cup was available. It was not. To my | | | | rigatoni isn't the greatest quality and it is usually |
| surprise, I was served a small sample of both the | | | | overcooked, but the sausage and cream more |
| mushroom soup and the seafood chowder. | | | | than make up for it. |
| Perfect portions. Wonderful tastes and refreshing | | | | During my most recent visit, I started with the |
| to have my simple needs met by a waiter who | | | | caesar salad, which was passable. I think the best |
| understood her companies kitchen and how to | | | | appetizer is the portabella mushroom soup. It's a |
| work for the guest. | | | | fantastic balance of sherry, cream and earth fungi. |
| The Asiago_almond crusted sea scallops were | | | | You can't go wrong. Equally exceptional was the |
| great. Scallops are always at risk to be over | | | | soup of the day, a salmon chowder in lobster |
| cooked. These eight scallops were moist and | | | | bisque. I know that sounds like two separate |
| presented on a caramelized sweet onions, roasted | | | | dishes, but the hardy salmon perfectly blended |
| red peppers, and asparagus. The atmosphere was | | | | with the sweet lobster. So many lobster bisques |
| enhanced by the sun setting on the large room. It | | | | fail from being too sweet, too rich, or both. The |
| was difficult to pass on dessert. | | | | salmon is the perfect solution. |
| During the cool months in Minnesota, the soup and | | | | Cathy, our waitress, was excellent and happy to |
| warmth of the Palomino is inviting. I look forward | | | | accommodate special requests. |
| to going again. | | | | If you want a night out downtown, allow me to |
| Adam's Review... | | | | suggest this: Park in the La Salle ramp and go to |
| I seldom have good things to say about national | | | | Palomino after 10pm. Cocktails and bar menu |
| chains. Other than Morton's (which is good in some | | | | plates are half price. After a couple drinks, have |
| cities and bad in others) and The Capital Grill, | | | | your parking validated and then walk to your next |
| Palomino is the rare exception to this rule. In fact, | | | | destination, like Chambers or Solera. |
| I remember being surprised to learn they were a | | | | Bottom line: I would go here again. |