Lunch at Prime Cut

Orange County Wine Week is in full swing.  Paul & Margie and I decided to try lunch at a place called "Prime Cut" in Anaheim. Next to the Honda Center. There is a complex that is nothing but movie theaters and restaurants.  The restaurant itself is very "art deco" and looks like it should be on the west side of Los Angeles, It is a single owned establishment not a chain.  They list a 3 course lunch for $20 but since we got there at 2:00 we could also order the 3 course dinner for $45. Paul & Margie opted for the lunch and I went for the dinner. 3 wines (3 ounces each)  came with the meals and there also was no corkage so I brought on a bottle of Von Buhl Riesling Brut sparkling  and Paul & Margie brought a Merry Edwards Pinot Noir.

Paul ordered the string onions off the appetizer menu to start. They were very good. Went well with the sparkling.

 Margie selected the menu with Tomato Bisque soup with 2009 Leese Fitch, Sonoma Merot, Filet Mignon Tacos with 2008 Chateau De Bel Caberbet Sauvignon, Bordeaux Superior and fresh baked chocolate chip cookies for dessert with NV Alvear, Pedro Jiminez Sherry, Montilla-Moriles, Solera 1927.

Paul had the Mixed Greens salad with2010 Nautilus Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough New Zealand. The Prime Cut Cheeseburger with the same Cabernet as Margie and the cookies with sherry same as Margie.

Both said their food was good. They were nice sized portions.

Since I went for the dinner I started with a Cheese Fondue and it came with a Segura Viudas, Cava, Spain. So both the sparklings went well with this dish. Main course was Braised Short Ribs with Marscarpone Polenta and roasted root vegetables. A 2008 Treana Caberent/Syrah blend form Paso Robles was served. Not a big fan of Treana wines so I was glad I had the Merry Ewards Pinot to drink. For dessert I choose Creme Brulee and it was served with the same sherry that Paul & Margie had.

The sherry went well with the cookies but not with the creme brulee. The sparkling was a better choice. 

Nice restaurant, service was slow but the servers were extremely pleasant. They have a room set for up the 12 people for private dining. Their regular menu looked good. They age all their beef up to 3 weeks.  I think getting a group to go that distance from the Long Beach area would be difficult. I am about 20 minutes closer than they would be. But some day maybe we will try.