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I mentioned Magleby's in my post last week, but we went again last night and had a fun experience with our gift certficate.
I've been babysitting once a week for a lady down the street who has a son about Degen's age, and we've been debating a good compensation/trade and finally decided on her taking our kids Friday nights while we go on a date. At the moment I'm feeling like we're getting the better end of the deal, so we may have to go to every other week or something, but I think it's a good start. Anyway, we got to go on a date last night while our kids got a free babysitter and got to play with friends!
After going to the temple, where there were long lines, it was a nice cap to the evening to arrive at Magleby's and not have any wait at all. A host named West (interesting name, that's why I remember it) seated us immediately in a booth next to the bar that overlooks the cooking and preparation area. It was fun to watch the chefs and the managers and waiters working while we ate, but the TVs above the bar showing the BYU basketball game were kind of distracting for both Colin and I. We found out from our waitress that the guy who looked like the main chef was named Dennis, not Tevye (he looked exactly like Tevye from Fiddler on the Roof, especially with his chef's hat on).
Doc, the owner, was there. I like Doc because he's a happy old man and he's confident enough to do whatever he wants. I like him enough that I ordered "Doc's Blueplate Special" in his honor. It actually comes on a blue plate, and includes a soup or salad, cole slaw, an entree that changes daily, potatoes, and a Twinkie. Yes, a real Twinkie in the wrapper. The entree last night was chicken breast with chunky marinera sauce and a thick layer of mozerella cheese melted on top. Very yummy. Colin had the Burger of the Day, which yesterday was a Jalapeno Burger, and he liked his meal, too.
Our waitress was a cute blonde Oremite three weeks off a mission to Poland and she glowed the whole time. I never asked her name, but she has a degree in Home Ec. teaching and is looking for a teaching job in the Fall. We liked her so much that Colin asked her to email him so that he can refer her to Pinnacle. Hopefully she will, because I'm sure she'd be a great teacher there.
For dessert we ordered the chocolate cake and shared it (but we couldn't eat the whole thing after all that dinner). It's a huge piece of cake with three scoops of vanilla ice cream and a raspberry sauce on the side. The cake isn't the best I've ever had, but it was good and was just what I wanted to eat. The raspberry sauce was really, really good and was just the right thing to add interest to the dessert. It had the added appeal of reminding me that Spring is coming.
Good job Magleby's! Fast seating, an intriguing chef, a charming waitress, great food, BYU won their basketball game, and we left thinking good thoughts.
