Happy Chinese New Year at The Seafood Cove

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

The boys and I went to dinner to celebrate Chinese New Year. Seafood Palace was booked solid and we could not get in there so Henry opted for Seafood Cove. I have been there before. Ambiance and noise level is not as good as the Palace. It is in a less desirable area of Westminister.  They do have tanks of live lobster and if you order lobster they bring a selection to you, wiggling away, and you pick which one you want. Saw a great looking beast  being shown at another table, huge claws. At $14.99 a lb., it probably was about $60 to $70 dollars.

We started out with Salt and Pepper Calamari, then onto Walnut Shrimp. A platter of Salt & Pepper Fried White Fish came into view. All these dishes were very good and the platters were emptied. Then a dish of clams with basil came out. Too much basil for me but everyone else was happy with it. A big platter of Thai Beef with Rice Noodles with greens was brought out. I had a small portion but at this time I was starting to fill up. All the dishes at Seafood Cove are larger than the Palace. There were 5 of us and these dishes would have taken care of 8 easily. So we overate at the beginning. Last dish out was Salt and Pepper Pork Chops. I was full but that did not stop me from over eating these delectable little bites. The restaurant gave us Seaweed Tapioca with red dates and green beans for dessert.

Wines were an interesting selection. There was a 2009 and 2010 Clos Pepe Pinot Noir brought. Tasting the two side by side showed the difference in growing years. The 09 was tart, edgy and the 10 was soft and voluptuous.

A 2007 Domaine de Montille, Auxey-Durresse White Burgundy, which paired excellent with the seafood, 2008 Macrae Family, Stagecoach Vineyard, Napa, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2010 Saxum, Terry Hoague Blend rounded out the wines tonight. Not much left when we finished.

The firecrackers were going off and Little Saigon was preparing for the next day. Everyplace was crowded. So this new Lunar Year will be the Year of The Sheep (Ram, Goat).  I was born in the year of the Rabbit. Missed being a Dragon by two days.