Dan "Jack's smirking revenge" G.'s Profile

This Marriott is a really nice resort that reminds me of resorts in Hawaii, without the cougars of course.  

It is a sprawling complex with several restaurants and pools.  They have a kiddie pool and a larger adult swim area.  The gym was nice and modern with no shortage of equipment or available machines.  The restaurants that we went to were great.  Kurrents was the best of the bunch.

Dining right on the beach.  Great views and people watching.  The coconut shrimp salad was the best thing I had here.  Also loved the Key West brew on tap.  Watch out for the uber aggressive birds that pounce if you leave your food unguarded.

Wish I had found this place sooner.  We hit it for lunch on the way out of town and I was thinking it would have been perfect for game watching as they have the Sunday ticket.  I had the Stromboli and my wife had a veggie pizza.  They were both great and it reminded me of an NYC pizza place.  Good beers on tap and plenty of plasmas in the bar to watch the games.  Dead ringer for the Golden boy working the bar.

Out of town and looking to watch some football. I needed three things. Sunday ticket, food and beer. Rookies delivered on all three, but just barely. Beer selection is woeful, that is unless you like the typical Bud or Lite buckets. It is a Philly bar, so that means the only modern TV in the joint will have the Eagles on and the volume cranked to ear shattering volumes. I think they raided some landfill in China for TVs whose latest innovation were color broadcasts. The food was decent and everything was cheap. So they got that going for them, which is nice.

I kept thinking about Rookies when the Eagles laid a major egg against the lowly Raiders. That's what you get for booing Santa Philly! Wah wah Eagles.

Good cheap pizzas that you can eat on their patio.  We had a really good salad too.  Go inside and place your order and then they will bring it to your table.  Nice touch with the Inter Milan soccer jerseys.

Easily the best restaurant in the Marriott. The food was excellent and they really took care of us. We got in late, but had no problem getting a table before they got busy. We started with a tasty fresh salad and a fantastic crab cake. My wife had the Alaskan Halibut with an olive tapenade and I had the Wild King Salmon. The Halibut was the better of the two. My wife mentioned that it was my birthday and they served up a comped lava cake that was gooey goodness. They also took a nice photo of us and then showed up with it framed for us before we left. These were all nice touches that were unnecessary but made a special evening for us.

Great food and service, what more do you need?

Went to the Globe to meet all of the beer loving Yelpers and had a great time. This pub made me feel like I was back in London. Kind of a classic laid back pub vibe. There are fantastic beers on tap and a huge selection in bottles as well. They have a lot of TVs and they had a bunch of games for us to watch. This seems to be quite the futbol pub as they had jerseys and scarves all around the walls. It would have been nice if there was a live match on, I'm sure this joint goes crazy.

Wow, I have not put on a food beatdown like this since I inhaled five slices of pizza at Lombardi's.  What can I say, this guy likes to eat.  And I am not amused by amuse sized portions.  

No worries here.  Rick Bayless' Mexican street food spot serves up some hefty portions.  Good thing they do because it certainly was not cheap.  A Cuban sandwich, chips and salsa and limonada ran me close to twenty bones.  Only for you reigning Top Chef Master.  The food was superb and the Cuban was gooey goodness.  I am also a huge fan of the green tomatillo salsa.  There is no shortage of tempting choices and items take advantage of local suppliers and the ingredient quality is exceptional.  Lunch is served after 11 and there was a line already forming Soup Nazi style.  They serve breakfast here as well, and soups later in the day-too early no soup for you!

Now if I could only figure out how to pull off the trifecta and gorge myself at all three of his fine restaurants in a single day.  A guy can dream can't he?

I am Enzo, Enzo the baker.

OK, sorry couldn't resist the Godfather reference. We have been to Enzo's several times and it is one of the best restaurants around. It is a quaint little restaurant in downtown LaPorte that serves up some terrific Italian food. We were able to call ahead to secure a table, which you pretty much need to do as this place is not too big. My wife and I were joined by her sister and husband. Wouldn't you know that we got the exact same things? They have a sweet "dinner for two" option which includes a soup or salad starter, a pizza or pasta and dessert to share for $30. The minestrone was great on this chilly afternoon after getting soaked watching the Irish. Pizzas for the ladies, which they enjoyed. Penne with Sausage, EVOO, sun dried tomatoes and fresh basil for the guys. My brother in law wolfed down the dish. Can't say I blame him, it was very good. Since we had to run to grab the kids, they pack our Tiramisu to go.

Service was a bit off, but they still got us in and out pretty quickly. It wasn't expensive at all and you can really get a ton of food for what you pay. However, they suffer from the same problem just about every place around here has. Smoke. And a lot of it. We were sitting pretty close to the bar and smoke was just rolling out of there. Not appetizing at all. Enzo send the smokers outside and you'd have a 5 star establishment with more patrons.

We look forward to the Oak Room every time we are in Louisville. The dining room is beautiful and dark wood and plush chairs surround every table. We should have put this hefty bill on the Sterling Cooper tab, because it surely felt like a scene out of Mad Men. Service is usually spot on, but seemed a bit off this time. Their menu is definitely gourmet and you will find several options to satisfy whatever you are craving. The bourbon selection is nearly as extensive as the wine list.

We started with the Heirloom tomato cart which was prepared table side and sprinkled with Bourbon smoked salt. We also had the October Fest Salad of mizuna greens, pumpkin beer,
sage pumpkin croutons, apple honey crisp and vinaigrette. Both of our starters were delicious. For our main courses my wife had the Hamachi, which was presented with bourbon poached apricots, swiss chard, chinese spare ribs and shitake mushrooms. I had the Duck breast and confit with collard greens, hen of wood mushrooms, pearl onions and a tasty little cherry sauce. These were both excellent and well prepared and presented. I've forgotten what we had for dessert, but I remember that we liked it.

This is one of the best restaurants in town. So, be sure to make it part of your trip to Louisville. And also grab a few of their sinful homemade cookies on the way out.