Lunch at the Wild Garlic Grill

The Friday lunch ride took us to the Wild Garlic Grill.  It's an amazing restaurant. It's housed in a defunct burger joint.  You walk in not expecting much in the way of decor, but it's really nice.

Really, does this look like the site of fine dining?  It's also bigger than it looks.

We had a big group today.  I think there were 18 of us.  We were out on the screened patio, with infrared heaters.  It was very comfortable.

This is the garlic shrimp salad that Jim and I ordered. I also ordered a bowl of leek soup.  They have an ambitious menu.  Their salmon is wild caught in the Pacific Northwest.  If you click on the link in the first paragraph, it will take you to their menu.  Even though the restaurant is called Wild Garlic, I think they're using too much of it.  The shrimp were so garlicky, that after eating them, I couldn't taste anything else.  And the shrimp were way over cooked. However, it was a big group, and it's difficult to cook for 18 people at a whack, so some benefit of the doubt is given.  One of the group ordered a chicken Caesar Salad and liked it a lot.  I think the jury is out on food goodness.  They do a lovely job of presentation.
 

After lunch there was a ride to a bike shop and then home.  We did Gates Pass yesterday, and I am here to report that it is still hard.  Rest was in order.