Zuppa Restaurant & Lounge

Last night, Steve and I went to a family gathering. It wine mine and my brother's wife's family. We all had a great time. I was so happy to be there. It's one of the best family gatherings I've ever been to. Anyway, Zuppa is the restaurant we met at last year. It's located in Yonkers, NY. Not too far from where my parents live along the Hudson River. I reviewed this place once before and I commented that the food was good but they gave you mouse portions. All that still applies.

I started out with a beet salad. It was delicious. And very pretty to look at. I took a pic of it with my new digital camera that my brother and sister-in-law generously got for me for my birthday. It was specifically intended to enhance my blogs with pics. To continue with the food. The bottom layer consisted of thinly sliced, beautifully colored beets. They were perfectly cooked and a little sweet but not too much. On top of that, there were a small ball of mixed greens with a few crumbles of goat cheese. It was dressed in a light vinaigrette. I think I tasted a hint, just a hint of sesame oil. Leaning up on one side, there were thinly slice apples that'd been slightly grilled. The combination of all these flavors were tremendous. I thoroughly enjoyed my little salad.

For the main course, I had Costola. Beef short ribs, Kobe beef short ribs, that'd been braised. It was boneless. It was served on a thin layer of of a delicious creamy polenta. It didn't have a strong taste. They called it polenta bianca. I suppose that means they used white coarse corn meal. Anyway, I'd wished that they'd spoon on a few more tablespoons cause I was really enjoying it. It complemented the amazingly tender and flavorful short ribs. The top of the short ribs were slightly dry as if it'd been browned. It was delicious. The menu also stated that there was eggplant 'argo dolce' in it. I suppose dolce meaning sweet (which I missed on the menu) were pleasant. I actually thought they were vidalia onions. I found that they were a little too sweet and would have actually preferred a little caramelized onion instead.

For dessert I wanted to get the the chocolate "fuso" molten chocolate cake with vanilla gelato. I've only had it at chain restaurants like Chili's and believe you me, I have no complaints whatsoever about that. Anyway, Oh wait. I had a glass of red wine that I allowed the waiter to pick out for me. It was very nice. It had a nice clean taste. No tannins and had just the slightest touch of sweetness. I shouldn't really say that because it wasn't sweet like a German Riesling is. It just didn't have that earthy taste that I don't enjoy in wines.

All in all, I hope all of you had a wonderful christmas and got a chance to Eat Something Good!

Zuppa Restaurant & Lounge
59 Main St
Yonkers, NY 10701