Pomegranate Bistro

Rikki and I went to Pomegranate Bistro last night, for the first time. Our Anniversary was last week, so we celebrated last night.

Rashi tells us in this week’s Parsha that Moshe told the spies that when they “tour” Canaan they should first go to the inferior areas, and then see the superior areas of the land.

So let me start off with the two less than positive issues. Both are no big deal and I cannot blame the Bistro for them. First of all, it is far from Baltimore. It is about 50 miles each way from our house. That is a lot of gas to burn for a dinner. Second, the prices are high. Our bill was around eighty bucks. Add in a tip, gas, and a baby-sitter for three hours, the night ran about $130.

But the money and the gas are well worth it!

The food is amazing, service is quick and informal, and the ambience is good. You get what you pay for in this case. More than I can say for some of the Baltimore fine eating establishments.

We had 7:30 reservations and arrived at 7:15. We were seated immediately, despite being early. (I hate to be late for anything, but that is for another post) We were given a reasonable amount of time to review the somewhat limited menu and our orders were taken. The food arrived quickly and was perfect. We had a Mushroom Cap for appetizer. That was very spicy and delicious. Then for the main course I had the rib-eye steak, medium done. It was possibly the best steak I have ever tasted. It was a little rare, but I did not feel the need to send it back because it was so good. Rikki had the Pomegranate Chicken which I guess is their signature entrée since it shares establishment’s name. For Dessert we had amaretto cake, which was excellent.

I could not believe how crowded it was. There were quite a few people I recognized from Baltimore. I guess people find the travel worthwhile. I heartily agree. The place was jam packed. There was not a single available table almost the entire time we were there.

Overall a great experience. I highly recommend the Pomegranate Bistro.

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