Thursday, July 3, 2008

Ruth's Chris -- Tysons Corner, VA

Tonight my son and I went to Ruth's Chris for dinner. Mom was working late. He and I had a selection of appetizers in the bar area. I don't know exactly the Ruth's location in Tysons is a dud, but the two or three restaurants that came before RC in the same space failed. So, tonight, the night before July 4, was dead, as usual.

Tonight was the second time I went to this location, or to any RC for that matter. The first time I went there, it was just for the steak, which was OK, but not spectacular for the price. This night we ordered only a selection of appetizers, and they were a little better than OK. We had scallops, crab ravioli and chilled seafood (oysters, shrimp, etc.). The chilled seafood was OK, nothing wow and nothing ewww. The crab ravioli was good, but a bit too heavy on the salt and and a slightly too heavy on the salt. The scallops were memorable. It was served with a carrot/radish/cucumber thing that lightly accompanied the scallops, and the butter/garlic/other stuff thing that the scallops were cooked in was delicious.

The small chilled seafood appetizer we had was $55. The cost of the entire meal of appetizers was $160, including 2 glasses of wine and tip.

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