This restaurant is not a bargain, well at least not all the time. Steve and Rocky's do have a little club you can join for discounts and such you earn based on a point system though. The best deal here is at lunch. Most of your more upscale places are reasonable at lunch hour but here you also get similar portions to dinner at those bargain basement savings too.
My favorite things here are soups, salad and fish. The Gazpacho is lovely, zippy and full of fresh veggies. Chef Milos' Mushroom is a creamy and sinful delight. The third soup rotates seaonally but is usually excellent. Here you do not have to pick just one, there is a tasting of three with a little cup of each for those who cannot decide.
The House Salad is my absolute fave. I will confess I enjoy it so much here I have come up with a similar recipe to make my own. It has mixed greens, sections of grapefruit, pine nuts, dried cranberries all wrapped up with a yummy honey mustard vinaigrette. The Wedge salad is popular but I do not see what the fuss is about, I guess iceberg and green goddess is too much to have to deal with to get a bonus shrimp kabob to me. The spinach salad is very nice, especially with grilled salmon.
The fish here is always fresh and special. The Lake Perch Saute is heavenly, with wilted greens and hazelnuts with a brown butter vinaigrette. The lightly smoked and poached Salmon is great with artichokes and capers in vermouth. Both are under 11.00. On many days there are up to 3 fish specials, I highly recommend giving any of them a whirl. They know their fish and always make it interesting as well as perfectly cooked. The Lunch Box usually has a fish dish, basmati rice, salad and dessert, all for the low price of 9.00.
For the meat lovers out there, the Chicken Scallopini Oscar is delicious with its crabcake and bearnaise. The men in my life love the Beef Tenderloin Tips Saute, served up in a baked potato, very manly. The meatloaf is nice too. If you ever see beef ribs on the menu grab them, you will not be sorry.
The desserts in here are always a treat. I have sampled bites and anything blueberry or lemon is splendid.
If you are looking for some class food on a budget I will reiterate, lunch!
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do you by chance have the gazpacho recipe?
It is a convoluted story I won't go into but I believe this is the gazpacho recipe from Rocky's restaurants. It is the one I make, hope you enjoy.
Simply Great Gazpacho
1 large cucumber, peeled, seeded and diced into 1/4-inch cubes
1/2 green pepper, finely diced
1 piece canned pimento, finely diced
12 large Spanish onions, finely diced
3 tablespoons parsley, finely chopped
2 tablespoons fresh basil, finely chopped
1 large clove garlic, minced
6 large tomatoes, peeled, seeded and coarsely chopped
1 cup good quality bottled Italian dressing
1 cup tomato juice
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
In a large bowl, combine cucumber, green pepper, pimento, onion, parsley, basil and garlic. Mix in Italian dressing.
Add tomatoes and tomato juice, mixing in thoroughly. Season mixture to taste.
Chill for several hours before serving. To serve, ladle chilled soup into bowls or stemmed glasses. Garnish with sour cream, fresh watercress, homemade croutons and a cucumber spear. Serves 6.
Oh and the bottled dressing is believes to be Seven Seas Italian.
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