This past Friday night marked the birthday of one of my very best friends (Elaine) so of course we had to go out and do a little celebrating. Elaine and I decided to pay a long overdue trip to 87 West 2 at Crocker Park where our new found friend Clint is a manager. Elaine and I were lucky enough to snag a cozy booth near the fireplace which was a first for me. So far I've only been to this wine bar when it's packed forcing you to casually walk around while giving people the "are you leaving soon because I want your table" eyes.
Once settled we decided to check out the menu. What started as a the intent to order a small snack turned into a small tease, flat bread and dessert! Elaine also sampled some fantastic red wine from the enomatic wine system while I enjoyed a seasonal Great Lakes Nesfaratu. The first little tease Elaine and I tried was the sweet lump crab meat tacos. These bite size tacos were good but absolutely no match for the extremely flavorful chorizo sausage flat bread that Clint talked us into. The flat bread was piled with spicy chorizo sausage, roasted pepper and avocado. The smooth avocado with the spicy sausage was wonderful and the flat bread itself was very soft and chewy, not hard and crunchy as some flat breads can be. By this time Elaine and I were pretty stuffed but Clint being the nice guy he is had saved us one of the seasonal pumpkin cheesecakes so of course we couldn't say no. The cheesecake was served warm and in a festive pumpkin that had been carved out. I've had a lot of pumpkin cheesecake in the past few weeks but this was by far my favorite so far!
Elaine and I had a great time at 87 West 2, and with the approaching cool weather this is a great weekend or weeknight spot to enjoy the company of friends with a glass of wine (or two) and some tasty tapas!
Happy Birthday Elaine!
Amy
Once settled we decided to check out the menu. What started as a the intent to order a small snack turned into a small tease, flat bread and dessert! Elaine also sampled some fantastic red wine from the enomatic wine system while I enjoyed a seasonal Great Lakes Nesfaratu. The first little tease Elaine and I tried was the sweet lump crab meat tacos. These bite size tacos were good but absolutely no match for the extremely flavorful chorizo sausage flat bread that Clint talked us into. The flat bread was piled with spicy chorizo sausage, roasted pepper and avocado. The smooth avocado with the spicy sausage was wonderful and the flat bread itself was very soft and chewy, not hard and crunchy as some flat breads can be. By this time Elaine and I were pretty stuffed but Clint being the nice guy he is had saved us one of the seasonal pumpkin cheesecakes so of course we couldn't say no. The cheesecake was served warm and in a festive pumpkin that had been carved out. I've had a lot of pumpkin cheesecake in the past few weeks but this was by far my favorite so far!
Elaine and I had a great time at 87 West 2, and with the approaching cool weather this is a great weekend or weeknight spot to enjoy the company of friends with a glass of wine (or two) and some tasty tapas!
Happy Birthday Elaine!
Amy
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