September Good Dinner: Tavolo V, 9/24

GDC President Shelby was host of our September dinner, and she selected Tavolo V, a restaurant new this year to the Delmar Loop. An Italian restaurant featuring mainly pizza & pasta with some additional surf and turf entrees, I really liked Tavolo V's curb appeal. A great open restaurant which spills out onto the sidewalk. If the weather had been nice, I would've loved to have sat outside. Not too busy the evening we attended, we were seated upon arrival, and the server was friendly. However, after that, service was a little slow. After one GDC'er ordered the calamari, and after seeing how good it looked, Shelby ordered her own, but this turned out to be her first disappointment. In her own words, "My drinks were absolutely delicious but my food left much to be desired. I ordered a calamari appetizer after another diner's looked so good. Mine ended up overcooked and under seasoned. I ordered chicken scaloppine which just seemed way to thick to be a scaloppine and wasn't very well seasoned either." For the rest in attendance, the food was ok, but nothing spectacular. The same was true of the risotto I ordered. Maybe we should've tried the pizza? They did have Shock Top beer on tap which was enjoyed.

Have you tried Tavolo V? What do you think of this new Loop locale? Rate & review below!

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September Council Meeting: Blood & Sand, 9/13

The September Club's Council dinner meeting was at Blood & Sand, a members-only restaurant and bar downtown, which Ronda hosted. Council members in attendance really appreciated the outstanding service and great food. I had to miss this meeting, but B&S got all 4 and 5 spoon ratings except one 3-spoon rating for ambiance. It seems the overall impression is you get what your membership pays for: great food and great service. One Council member said, "I loved it! The excellent service and personal attention is the cherry on top of the scrumptious food. A fav for sure." However, not everyone was so eager to pay a monthly membership fee for this.

Sounds like while this restaurant got mostly high scores, the membership deal isn't for everyone, so I'll give this unique restaurant 4 out of 5 spoons.

Have you been? Would you pay to join? Rate & review Blood & Sand below!

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