A visit to 80 East
Saturday, August 19th, 2006Back when we had fewer kids and an actual babysitter, Bos and I would often (well, about twice a year) treat ourselves with a visit to the Bleu Hound Grille. When we first started going, we really enjoyed it. Great food, friendly service, fancy but very comfortable. Yes, it was expensive, but we felt that the overall dining experience was worth the extra bit of dough every once and a while.
At some point, though, things started changing. The quality of food began to decline and the atmosphere was depressed. We were changing, too. More kids came along, finances tightened and our babysitter moved away; eventually, we just stopped going to the Bleu Hound.
Fast forward to last night, when Bos and I were pondering where to eat for our once-a-month parents’ night out. My first suggestion was Puleo’s over at Cedar Bluff. Bos agreed that sounded good, but mused that he wished there were somewhere local (other than the tired old chain restaurants) that we could go.
I thought about it a little and recollected the good ole days of the Bleu Hound. Why not try its successor, 80 East Pub & Grille? Perhaps 80 East could manage to recapture some of the old charm and vitality of Bleu Hound. To me, it was definitely worth finding out.