Met three friends for dinner at Gelman's before a play at a co-workers suggestion for the first time.Gelman's opens at 5:00 for dinner.We were the first to arrive and were seated by the windows and it was cold! Today is 2/20 /10 , snowing and one of my friends is diabetic and slender.After about 10 minutest I got up and asked if we could reseat to a warmer area and overheard the staff mention that they'd just turned up the heat.(Note to Gelman's,temperature control might be addressed,say,30 minutes before opening) The waitress was really charming and I liked her lots but as as we were the only one's in the place I shouldn't have had to signal that I'd like a second drink while waiting for our food ..As for the food I'll start with the not-so-good.Saved room for dessert at the end which I very seldom ,really never,do.I'd read a number of favorable remarks about the desserts..Ordered the bread pudding with pecan sauce to split 3 ways (which our waitress kindly accomodated without hesitation) Problem was,the 4X4"" pudding pretty much came without the advertised sauce,perhaps a tablespoon or two at most. which didn't begin to penetrate/augment the pudding and I counted perhaps (at times like these I'm inclined to count! Sorry) 3 pecan fragments.It was really hot also. Not blisters hot but too long in the micro hot. I mentioned our naked pudding to our server and she did offer more sauce but we were ready to leave shortly thereafter..Maybe I missed it on the description on the menu but it also came with sliced bananas on top which was fine...but 6$? I was disappointed big-time.The three of us ate about 1/4 of it. --Got the mushroom/swiss burger for an entree and it was cooked to order but had a single,thin slice of cheese that I could barely discern and ,if the 'shrooms ever had any contact with wine I couldn't find it. Still OK. As an entree side got the fish chowder as did one of my dining companions.We both agreed it was wonderful.l! We loved it. I'd give this place 2 1/2 stars if that were an option but will go back through Gelman's doors for the soup alone and to try my again luck on a featured entree.--One final thought.This was the first night of $52.80 week(s) and if we'd elected the offered deals,considering the menu prices,they would only have made sense if we'd ordered the most expensive item on the menu and for more food/appetizers than we would have eaten.I wonder how often this happens? Hey Westword...
Pros: Fish Chowder
Cons: Uneven quality
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