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For no particular reason, we decided to eat out somewhere fancy. I was given a $100 gift card to any of the Tom Douglas restaurants for my 3rd anniversary at Big Fish Games. Having being to Etta’s and Lola, we wanted to give Palace Kitchen a try.

Palace Kitchen doesn’t take reservation for party of 2. We showed up around 8:30pm only to find the restaurant fully packed and there was a 40 minutes wait for a table. I didn’t feel like waiting for such a long time. So we walked a block to Dahlia Lounge hoping we would have better luck there.

We were in luck, there was a bit of wait but not too bad. A much quieter and intimate setting, I immediately like the place. We started with Sea Bar Sampler. Served in beautifully garnished small plates, the sampler was beautiful to look at and even better in the taste palette.

For entrée, I had pan roasted Idaho trout served with spaetzle and brussel sprouts. Ktula had wood grilled yellowfin tuna with Yukon potatoes. My trout was pan roasted to perfection. It was moist but not greasy. I rarely had fish dish done so right in western style restaurants. This was my first time trying spaetzle and I liked it a lot more than I thought I would. Even the brussel sprouts were juicy and flavorful.

It was in my opinion the best kind of dinning experience – no special occasion, didn’t really plan on it; but everything worked out and the night turned out great.