Posts Tagged ‘Metro Brasserie’

Who doesn’t love a great plate of poutine after a late night bender? Or how about some delicious roasted chicken or a perfectly cooked metro burger? Let’s not forget the warm, crispy, and sugary beignets for dessert!  Well, until September 17th at Metro Brasserie you can taste all of your favorites and get a fantastic discount on top of it.  Simply, click here and give Metro your email and they’ll send the coupon right to your inbox, it’s that easy! I already did one for myself and it worked perfectly…I think I may know where my GNO is going to be tomorrow

http://metrosouthbridge.com/enews/coupon_629/index.php?coupon=WEBSITE954

With a last minute decision for a staycation at the Valley Ho, my husband told me to pick where I’d like to go for dinner.  We were a short walk away from old town, so without hesitation I chose Metro Brasserie of course!  I had no camera, just my cell phone…so this is why I call it my mini review.  I will be back again with proper pictures next time, but this time I’ll just tell you what you shouldn’t miss on their menu

Upon arriving we were given water and bread with a fabulous herb compound butter. We ordered drinks, my fav there will always be their ginger martini, it is just so delicious!  We ordered the potato soup and shrimp cocktail as our first course.  The shrimp were ginourmous and looked super fresh.  The potato soup at Metro is pureed and always comes piping hot.  It contains lardons which, for me is like finding hidden treasure in every spoonful!

All Jeremy wanted was a big piece of meat, so he ordered the cote de bouef, which is meant for two people.  He happily ate the full 18 oz of rib eye with a bite for me of course.  The rib eye had perfect marbeling and was cooked to a medium temperature and was screaming with yummy beef flavor.  I wanted the poulet, which is not the chicken dish listed on their website, but let me explain it for you.  This was the most moist chicken breast I have ever tasted in my whole 29 years of living!  The server told me that some diners find it salty, but since i’m a salt lover I told him no big deal to me!  This chicken breast was boneless with skin on which was seasoned and seared to a crispy deliciousness which must have been the salty part, but it really gave the chicken a wonderful flavor. It was laid over a buttery potato puree with sauteed mushrooms, leeks, pearl onions and lardons with a brown butter.  OMG!!!! I really cannot describe in words how incredible this dish was, so all you food tramps in training will  just have to go taste for yourselves.

It goes without saying that we got beignets for dessert.  These came with a vanilla creme, raspberry, and chocolate ganache dipping sauces.  The beignets had the perfect texture, cooked wonderfully with lots of yummy confectioners sugar sprinkled all over..it was hard not to eat all six myself!

Metro is such a consistent, delicious, and fun place to wine and dine.  Every time I’ve been, I’ve had top notch service and the bartender there is fun and very knowledgeable…next time I’ll have to get his name!  This place definitely gets the FOOD -TRAMP- STAMP OF APPROVAL !!!

Metro Brasserie (At Southbridge)

 7114 E Stetson Dr ste 105

Scottsdale, AZ 85251

480.994.3663 for reservations

Foodies like us and the City of Scottsdale is throwing a “Trolley Dine Around” this Thursday, December 3rd!  It will be like a progressive dinner at three different “hot” dining spots and the trolley will take you to each one!  It starts off at my favorite Scottsdale restaurant, Metro Brasserie for a Puree of potato soup, bacon topped, creme fraiche, chives and lardons.  Then we’ll hop on the Trolley “ding ding”, and head to Cafe Forte where we’ll get to have Cafe Meatloaf, burgundy wine sauce, caramelized onions, smashed golden potatoes tossed with corn & fresh veggies for the entree.  Back upon the trolley we will arrive at AZ 88 where there will be a selection of desserts for us to choose.
 

If you’re not familiar with Foodies Like Us, please allow me to introduce you.  Foodies Like Us is a company formed by two great friends, Susie Timm and J. E. Pizarro, former bankers who decided to risk it all to start a concept that was close to their hearts.  They offer “…unique and affordable culinary adventures to the home cook.”  They are both highly passionate about food and it shows!  I had the pleasure of being introduced to Susie a few years ago through our husbands and was so happy to meet her, J. E.,  and other people in this area who are so into dining and cooking like myself.  Check out their website and blog for tons of great foodie information.

The Dine Around on Thursday is sold out, but that does not  mean you still can’t hop on and experience it for yourself.  Foodies will be hosting two more dine arounds  with different restaurant stops, but same concept.  I am an avid “Foodies” event goer, so you may see me at all three!  Be there or be not so culinarily cool.