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Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Mike's Place



Well, we had dinner at Mike's Place in Conway last night. Mike's Place is renowned around these parts for their Cajun-inspired seafood and steaks as well as their appetizers. The meal started with a complimentary basket of bread and butter. The bread was made fresh and was very tasty. We then moved to an appetizer of shrimp and cheese fritters served with a homemade remoulade.



The fritters were great - nice and crisp on the outside, but full of creamy cheese and shrimp stuffing inside. The remoulade (basically a homemade tartar sauce) complimented the fritters very well.

The main course was an order of Mike's house special, the seafood crepes covered in a red pepper sauce. I was served a plate of crepes stuffed with grouper, shrimp, clam, veggies, and herbs and topped with a red bell pepper cream sauce. Some mussels and extra shrimp topped the crepes as well.



My crepes were a bit cold but still pretty good. The stuffing was creamy and complex, with lots of different flavors that still managed to work together. The mussels were cooked perfectly as well. I loved the creamy bell pepper sauce and I'll probably steal it to use at home. It tasted great with the crepes as well as a post-crepe bread dip (couldn't let all that sauce go to waste).



Tiff had a build-your-own platter with a crab cake (eh) and a delicious shrimp brantley (lots of rosemary...mmmm). No room left for dessert. Final tab (2 entrees, 2 waters) was around 50 bones after tip.

I enjoyed Mike's Place. The atmosphere was great, and the food was well-prepared and fairly priced for higher-end cuisine. If I lived in Conway, I'd probably be there pretty regularly.

I've got some chicken breasts in the fridge that need to be used. My first thought went to the grill, but now a pan-seared chicken breast is sounding enticing. It's being paired with frijoles negros with cilantro and lime, so I will have to keep the seasonings south of the border.

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