L's birthday just passed! Yay to another year towards old age! Since it was her birthday, I gave her control to the reigns and she chose Green Street Tavern. The restaurant is right across the street from Buca di Peppo and Gyu-kaku. I must have walked past this place so many times and never even noticed it! I need to explore Pasadena some more. So many wonderful places to try.
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| Our wine for the night |
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We each started the meal with a glass of wine. I'm not a big wine
drinker, and when I do drink wine it's mainly sweet, white wine. I chose
a German Gris-Ling and L chose a Pinot. I tried her red wine, and it was too
dry for me.
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| Grilled Quail Salad |
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| Miniature Baked Brie |
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| Pan Seared Foie Gras & Duck Confit |
We started off with 3 appetizers, all were equally delicious. The grilled quail salad was yums, but the little bones got annoying to eat around. I was recently introduced to brie. I'm not a big cheese lover, but I love brie! This dish was extra awesome because the brie was baked. It was all warm and creamy. I would come back for the brie and the foie gras! It was my first time eating foie gras, and I know... it's an evil way to treat animals and whatnots, but goodness I been missing out on all yumminess! I love the Asian style BBQ duck and this reminded me of it. By the way, my mouth is just watering thinking about these dishes.
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| Lobster Ravioli |
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Three Little Piggies went to the market….
And none of them came back home! |
Our main courses consisted of the lobster ravioli and the Three Little Piggies. L ordered the lobster ravioli. I'm not a lobster fan, but I decided to give it a try. The flavor was a bit too fishy for me, but like I said, I'm not a big fan of lobster. I ordered the Three Little Piggies. The extremely long name of the dish totally caught my attention. It's basically a trio of pork dishes. Starting from the top right going clockwise: crispy pig ear salad, smoked ribs, and braised belly on top of pureed yams. Although I did enjoy the dish, I was a little disappointed because it didn't wow me. Maybe I was too "wow"-ed out from the appetizers.
Honestly, I would come here again, especially for the appetizers. :) I really did enjoy all that we ordered though. Happy birthday L!
Green Street Tavern
69 W Green StPasadena,
CA 91105
Laters~
R
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