Saturday, February 13, 2010

restaurant review: ralph brennan's jazz kitchen

here's another restaurant review guys (and just in time for valentine's day if you're in the anaheim area):

ralph brennan's jazz kitchen, located in the downtown disney district, offers a taste of the big easy, serving up delicious new orleans cuisine. the building itself is reminiscent of French Quarter architecture and offers a jazz club and balcony seating.
i came for dinner with a group of friends celebrating a birthday.

food: 4. it's good. the crab cakes i had were passable, the sides i had were for the most part good (i had mashed potatoes, which were ok, and the grits, which i wished i'd made a meal out of; they were THAT GOOD!). i tried a bit of the zinfindel reduction from a friend's dish which blew me away. since it was my friend's birthday, we shared birthday beignets, which were light and excellent.

ambiance: 5! loved it. we sat in the jazz club part of the restaurant so we were treated to low lights and a jazz piano player playing in the background. definitely felt like being in new orleans (though i've never been so i wouldn't know - -;;;).

service: 4. good service, though i do remember waiting for refills on drinks for a bit, but the music helped keep our minds off the waiting.

price: $$ their website states the prices are cheaper for lunch, though we went for dinner. definitely a bit pricey.

final score: 4. i'll go back for the great music and those grits. god they were so good! a bit on the pricey side, but definitely a good place to go for a romantic evening.

enjoy your valentine,

mike

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