I consider myself an eater. One of the jokes I say when people asked why I left chattanooga was I'd eaten at all the restaurants. Though somewhat true, that wasn't the reason. But there is one famous and nationwide chain restaurant I'd never eaten at till last night. Red Lobster. Not sure why I'd never eaten there, my parents didn't think too highly of it as I recall growing up. But last night we wanted to take wifey's grandparents out for dinner as a thank you for housing me for three months in Atlanta. However, taking them out to dinner means choosing between 4 restaurants. Outback, Red Lobster, a local cafeteria, and Cracker Barrell are the only 4 establishments where they will eat. They like what they know and the know what they like. So we went to the RL.
I must say it was pretty good. I got 2 lobster tails, seafood pasta, and a salad. Not too shabby. Not the best lobster, but when you've been to Maine and had lobster strait from the docks everything else will be subpar. The pasta was alright, I had to douse it in pepper to give it some flavor. Salad was pretty good, garlic biscuits were good (wife's are better though). Wifey got the shrimp platter or something to that affect. I must say the shrimp are 10 times the size on the commercial. The shrimp they actually serve are pretty tiny. All in all it was a good time, but not the greatest meal. But I'm glad I went to say, "i have been to red lobster." Though i doubt I'd ever go back. Seafood to me is best had near the sea. There's something about atmosphere that is key to seafood. If I can look out a window and see the ocean, then it will be a good meal.
Posted by holtonian at March 19, 2007 07:57 AM | TrackBackI agree. I went to Red Lobster for the first time in early January, and I don’t plan on going back any time soon. The food was not bad, but looking at the North Gate Mall’s parking lot just detracted from the whole experience.
10 years ago when we first moved from New Orleans to Chattanooga we had a rule that we would not eat seafood if we were more than 50 miles from the coast. After 10 years I have become less of a seafood snob but in general the 50 mile rule is a good one to live by.
Posted by: gid at March 19, 2007 11:44 AMGid that's a good rule, and i think growing up in st. louis we pretty much lived by that same rule.
Luckily the had the shades pulled down at the RL I went to.
I'm going to the gulf in a month and looking forward to some fresh seafood
Posted by: holton at March 19, 2007 12:36 PM