Sorry about all the blank space, I was holding down the "enter" button while I was daydreaming/drooling about this amazing restaurant. What more can I say? You MUST try it. End of discussion.
By way of intro, La Jolla Groves is located in the Riverwoods in Provo. It's only been open for a few months. Everything they make is made from fresh, organic, locally-grown produce.
I had heard positive things about this place from several people, so Dave and I decided to see for ourselves. And let me tell you, I wasn't disappointed. We called ahead to put our names on the list (there was a 10-20 minute wait time for walk-ins). Side note, don't you hate places that don't let you make reservations? I do.
We were greeted by a very friendly hostess, and then escorted to a lovely table. Here was our view:
Yes, those are lemon trees overhead. They looked so good I wanted to pick one off and eat it. If they weren't fake. And if the lemons were apples. But I loved the atmosphere! The ambiance was really cool, and despite the fact that the restaurant was crowded and busy, Dave and I felt like we had the place to ourselves.
Now, don't get me started on the food. Everything was an A+. We started off with the Tomato Mozzarella Caprese - it's an Italian dish that I tried in Italy, and have loved ever since. Beautiful and tasty!
Dave ordered the crepes, and seriously, they were a 10 out of 10. And I'm not an easy critic - I can't remember the last time I had a 10 out of 10.
I ordered the salmon which came in a cilantro butter - divine! I gave my own meal a 9.5 out of 10. If you love salmon, you have to try it.
And finally, we couldn't leave without dessert. Not when everything else had been so good. And not when they had something called "Chocolate Mousse Cake" on the menu. I admit, right here the picture doesn't look that good. There's an explanation. It looked so good, and was so good that I didn't even get to take a picture before my hand picked up my spoon and started feeding me.
For any of you who have had any sort of a chocolate lava cake before, this one tops them all. And trust me, I know. If there is a chocolate lava cake out there, I've pretty much tried it. I seriously have been dreaming about this dessert ever since.
Other: they had delicious rolls with lots of different flavors, the service was great, and our food actually came really fast!
Prices: this is a little on the pricier side. Appetizers range from $6-8, entrees from $10-15, and desserts from $5-7. But oh so worth it!
Be sure to give this place a try. It was so good, I was even willing to go online and review it, so everyone can partake of the goodness :)
Funny side note: I have been trying to talk Dave into letting us go next weekend again and he said, "No way! Honey, you have no concept of delayed gratification." I said, "Yes I do. I'm waiting a whole week!"
ReplyDeleteLogan did a review there (without me much to my dismay - I didn't get a babysitter ahead of time so he went wit his brother) and said it was really good. He didn't really like how the room was set up. He said it was hard to have a conservation with all the noise.
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