| | Marriot
100 West San Carlos Street
San Jose, CA 95113
(408) 278-4555
http://www.michaelmina.net/mm_arcadia/
San Jose had it's first restaurant week the last two weeks. Most of the restaurants didn't sound too appealing, until I saw Arcadia. Arcadia is one of Michael Mina's restaurants that describes itself as Modern American Steakhouse. I call it upscale comfort food. Think mac and cheese, root beer floats, and corn dogs. As Michael Mina in SF is out of my reasonable price range (well that and if I'm going to spend that much, there are other restaurants I want to try first), this sounded like a great opportunity to get a taste of one of his restaurants. So let the fun begin! :)
 Menu for the night   Warm french bread and olive bread to start. Salted softened butter was a nice touch.  Lobster Corn Dogs - Whole Grain Mustard, Fennel SlawGood, but nothing amazing.  Duck Fat FriesSurprisingly addicting. They're not wowing at first bite, but the after taste is very satisfying. The deep flavor was even more intense when the fries had cooled down. I know I know, cold fries?? But trust me, they were still good even cold. We fought to finish them, but we were just too full.  Truffled Mac & CheeseI love mushrooms! So happy that they had mushrooms in here. Mac & Cheese had a wonderful creamy sauce. I can't believe this was only one order. We shared it among 4 people and still couldn't finish it.  Kobe Skirt Steak - Whipped Potatoes, Spring Vegetables, WorcestershireTender and good flavor. However, my biggest complaint was that the steaks did not appear to be cooked consistently around the table as if they threw all the steaks onto the grill at once without even heat distribution. Loved the mushrooms on the side.    Rootbeer Float - Sassafras Ice Cream, Root Beer Sorbet, Chocolate Chip CookiesThe sorbet was definitely my favorite part with a refreshing taste. Chocolate chip cookies had melted chocolate getting everywhere, yum. Good dessert, however too sweet for my tastes.
I thoroughly enjoyed my food at Arcadia and I believe my dining companions all agreed. I could have eaten half the meal and still have been full though! It was just so much food. The service was a little spotty as the waiter was extremely unattentive despite the fact that the restaurant was not very busy. I'm willing to overlook this as the food was delicious. I would definitely bring a visiting guest here if they wanted some upscale American food. Or ordering some Mac & Cheese and duck fat fries (doesn't that sound like the healthiest dinner ever?) to share with some friends if we happened to be in downtown San Jose.
Happy eating!
-L
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