I forgot to post this from last week:
Because yesterday was 2nd Saturday and I was tipped off about the L Street Lofts being used temporarily as gallery space we thought Waterboy would be a more appropriate restaurant choice so we could walk from the L Street Lofts to Waterboy.
By the way, we sneeked up to the top floor and paraded through the penthouses. I wish I could afford one of these places!!! The northeast corner is a 3,500 sq ft penthouse, (2 lofts combined into one). Its awesome! They allowed people to see the 5th floor but not the Penthouses, so we broke the rules and went up to the top anyway, my bad.
Waterboy Review:
Waterboy is the best restaurant in Sacramento!
Some of the best restaurants I’ve ever been to were in Paris*, Montréal*, and SF. Compared to those, Waterboy would in the top 15.
Waterboy was in the same company of those restaurants - classic basic French cooking. Everything was very fresh with the right amount of seasonings, low on salt content, heavy salt means the cook lacks in knowing how to provide the right amount and combination of seasoning so instead they just salt the dish to death.
By the time we were seated the bartender had a sort of happy go lucky gleam in his eye. I liked him for two reasons, he poured generous portions, and he looked like Keanu Reeves.
Wines by the glass:
1. Martin Ray, Pinot Noir, Santa Barbara County, CA $9.50 . Awesome wine!
2. Breggo Winery, Gerwertzminer, Anderson Valley, Mendocino County, CA $8.00
Salade – Butter Lettuce with shrimp - very very good, just the right amount of dressing
Salade – Warm Spinach salade with a poached egg, bacon, croutons, frisee.
This was the best Spinach salade I’ve ever had, unlike Ella’s Parradelle, the poached egg was not over powered by the salt of the Prochuttio, instead a very lean bacon was chopped into the salade.
Poisson de jour (fish of the day) – Mahi Mahi perfectly cooked with mashed potatos, leeks, and shallots.
Pot au feu – Brisket of beef with carrots, potatoes, leeks, and pearl onions. Served with a moutarde, horseradish, and chopped gerkins as an accroutement. Trés, Trés Magnifique!
Bread – Excellent fresh French bread with butter.
We were too stuffed for dessert so we had another glass of wine.
Impressed to see French Champagne by the glass $14.50 - Je le veux, maintenant! yum, yum.
I always rate a restaurant by the quality of its Bread but I also rate it by the knowledge and demeanor of its bartenders. Let’s just say our bartender was the kind of bartender who “throws back” a have drunk glass of rum when the busboy brings it back from a table. We had fun, whooohooo!
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