We've been meaning to try Beckett's Table for a little while now. Carli had passed by it several times on her way to and from yoga class. The menu for restaurant week looked pretty appetizing so we decided to give it a try.
Restaurant Week Prix Fixe Menu
Carli found something on their regular menu that she had her heart set on, so she decided not to do the restaurant week menu; however, it looked great for me so I dove right in.
Legend City Cocktail
For just a few dollar supplement, I decided to try the Legend City Cocktail instead of the beer or house wine that accompanies the restaurant week menu. It seems like this drink is Beckett's Table riff on a Manhattan/Old Fashioned. The strength of the bourbon was balanced nicely with the citrus and bitters. A nice start to the meal.
I should mention the menu seemed to be tailored to this blog. Meat appetizer? Check. Meat Entree? You Bet. Meat dessert? Boom!
Chicken Meatballs | Smokey Tomato Sauce | Roasted Onions | Eggplant | Peppers
Roasted Red Pepper Tomato Soup | Sweet Corn Cream
I started with the chicken meatballs while Carli decided to go with the tomato soup. The sweet corn cream of the tomato soup was surprisingly more potent than expected and it was a welcomed add-on to the already creaminess of the soup. The chicken meatballs were better than expected. The meatballs were quite juicy (I've had\made chicken meatballs that tend to be a little dry) and the sauce was a little spicier than expected. Both surprises made quite a hearty (almost a little too hearty) of a first course. This amount is probably better to be shared between two for an appetizer.
Fire Roasted Green Chili Pork Stew | Cornbread | Cotija Cheese
Roasted Red Pepper Cannelloni | Wood Oven Ratatouille | Almond Puree
While I stayed with the meat theme of the night, Carli created her own roasted red pepper theme. The ratatouille was nice and tender and provided great flavor to the puree and cannelloni. If I had one minor complaint, it was that between the vegetables, cannelloni, and puree, everything was a little limp texture-wise. The green chili pork stew was fantastic. The pork was quite tender and absorbed much of the flavor of the green chili stew. The cornbread was a great addition to help soak up much of the leftover stew.
Deconstructed Bacon S'Mores | Chocolate Dipped Bacon | House-made Marshmallows | Whipped Peanut Butter | Graham Crackers | Caramel
Milk Chocolate Crème Brûlée
That's right. Dessert meat. Bacon is truly meat candy. I was excited to try the chocolate dipped bacon. I can't say it was what I expected, but I also don't know what I expected. The initial flavor was quite interesting, with the salty of the bacon and the sweet from the chocolate mixing together nicely. Once the chocolate flavor and texture dissipated, it was just that bacon flavor. Which was good. Just maybe not with dessert. Glad I tried it though. The rest of the s'mores were delicious; the marshmallows had the perfect amount of crunch and the whipped peanut butter was surprisingly nice and light. Definitely an interesting take on the s'more. The milk chocolate crème brûlée was quite enjoyable. The surface was perfectly caramelized and the rest of the crème brûlée was considerably rich and chocolately.
There were at least two other entrees that looked intriguing so my guess is that we'll be back to this Arcadia area restaurant. And we're glad our restaurant week got off to a great start.
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