CAPITAL GRILLE is part of the Olive Garden/Red Lobster family?
Shocking.
I was taken there on a business dinner and was quite impressed by the
steak.
I had a Top Sirloin that was prepared with a porcini mushroom rub and
garnished with 8 year old balsamic vinegar. It truly was outstanding.
The steak was about 2 inches thick. Dry Aged. Unbelievably tasty.
We had sides for the table. Mac and cheese with lobster. Heavenly. A
nice, light steamed asparagus with hollandaise on the side. The
lyonnaise potatoes were outstanding. And the key lime pie was the best
I ever had. Only, $80 will only buy you dinner for one at Capital
Grille, with dessert, sides and wine. My sirloin was in the
neighborhood of $40-45. Sides and salad were a la carte.
But it was a dining experience to remember. I was stunned to learn it
was a chain. Doubly stunned that its from the same people who bring us
lousy seafood and fake italian at RL and OG.

On Feb 16, 1:35*pm, arthur alexander >
wrote:
> On Sat, 16 Feb 2008 12:03:16 -0600, Andy <q> wrote:
> >Without an opinion, not having ate there, Olive Garden is a branch of a
> >conglomerate. I think Red Lobster is a "sister" operation. I didn't look it
> >up.
>
> >Are your gift cards good at the other restaurants? You might ring them up
> >and ask?
>
> You're right. The conclomerate is Darden restaurants, which includes
> OG, Red Lobster, Bahama Breeze, Capitol Grill, Lobghorn Steakhouse
> and Seasons 2.
>
> A-
>
> BTW: There is a story about Marcella Hazan and her hubby eating
> at the OG on someone else's dime. She sampled a number of
> dishes, including a pasta with ragu bolognese. When she complained
> that the sauce was not bolognese, she was assured that it
> certainly was the genuine article. She is reported to have replied:
>
> "Poor Bologna!"