I adore Playhouse Square. I have the fondest memories of heading there when I was a “little Krista” to see the Nutcracker at Christmastime or the summer my Mom bought us a multi-show pass and we got to see everything from, Little Women to The Hobbit. Fortunately, these days I am often lucky enough to receive tickets to many shows at fabulous PHS courtesy of my office. Thanks office! ;)
Last night, my Mom, Brittney and I were headed to the State Theater to see, Mama Mia (It was amazing! It is my new favorite musical!). We decided to stop at Star restaurant before the show. Brittney and I have been once before when we went to see the Lion King (also an awesome show…not just for kids!), and enjoyed it very much, but I was dying to try it again.
I love the Star restaurant; it is not only extremely conveniently located in Playhouse Square, but the ambiance, food and service is remarkable! I love any restaraunt that features live piano playing. It is also a very romantic spot for a date, if you can wrangle your man into seeing a play (I never have that problem with Steve :) ). We were greeted by an incredibly friendly server and the rest of the experience went by way too quickly. We all ordered salads, I was incredibly happy with my Bibb Salad with fresh goat cheese and toasted pine nuts topped off with balsamic vinaigrette. As Brittney put it, “You adore salads like this in restaurants, and you never make them at home.” Well, I’ve definitely tried to repeat these at home, but they are never as good. Brittney and Mom ordered the Spinach Salad with red onion, strawberries and feta cheese, tossed with apple cider vinaigrette. They both enjoyed them immensely.
For the main event, we all enjoyed the lighter side of the menu. Mom ordered the Ahi Tuna crusted with sesame seeds and bok choy, Brittney ordered the Chicken with ratatouille tomato with olive tapenade and I ordered the Salmon with greens, citrus, cous cous and roasted red pepper sauce. Of course, we all shared our fabulous entrees. The most adventurous dish for me was Brittney’s and I was instantly a little jealous. According to my sister, I often order the wrong thing and then fall in love with someone else’s entrée-be prepared if you go out to eat with me. I also enjoyed my salmon very much, it was not fishy-just salty, and sweet and went perfectly with the roasted red pepper sauce. Mom’s entrée was also very good and once Steve hears about it, he will be quite sad he missed out on it (he loves Ahi Tuna).
Our time began to run out, because the show was starting, but we still wanted to check out the dessert menu. Due to my desire to want to save money and shrink inches from my waist (wedding), I opted out of ordering any. I did get to try a bite of the Cheesecake Britney ordered and the Mango Tear Drop (a gelatin/flan-like dessert) Mom ordered. The Mango Tear Drop was amazing. I believe the desserts there change regularly for the seasons…so I would head to Star and try that Mango Tear Drop before it disappears.
As far as the Mama Mia performance, it was absolutely wonderful and left my Mom dancing to what else, but the “Dancing Queen” in the aisle of the theater. At first I was thinking “Oh I can’t take her anywhere” :) and then I looked over and EVERY Mom was dancing in the aisle. The show is hilarious, cute and full of catchy ABBA songs. Girls, take your Moms to see it, you won’t regret it!
Taking my bow,
Krista
Star Restaraunt on the web: http://www.staratplayhousesquare.com/
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