This is why I love America (Corbett's)

It's hard to not like a restaurant with the words "An American Place" in the name... especially a fine dining restaurant. Why? Because this means all of the home-grown foods that we love, that were created or "fine-tuned" in this great country are turned up a notch. Or two.

B.Blaze and I took our parents to Corbett's: An American Place for their 30th wedding Anniversary/V-Day (on another note, 30 years? that's a damn long time to be married kudos to them!). The goal of the evening was to just eat everything and anything that looked good. Can't decide between two apps? Get 'em both. Everyone wants their own dessert? Who the hell cares... why not get two each?! I love these dinners - they become tasting marathons more than they are dinner sometimes. Where people are so full, that they are more than willing to share, which, if you know me, does not happen often. (Side-bar: I hate sharing food; I must have skipped that lesson in pre-school. If you want some of whats on my plate you should have ordered it. That is unless you have something equally as good to barter with!)

mushroom and short rib ravioli

The food at Corbett's was amazing, as expected, from my *first* app (foie, of course), to salad, to my entree, to cleaning up my mother's, or basically my second, entree. My dad had sweetbreads, which were so tender and delicious and a very well portioned* entree of pork tenderloin, chestnuts and cherry glaze. B.Blaze had a yummy sea scallop dish with parmesan grits. I had the ravioli, filled with marscapone, mushrooms, and short ribs, topped with shredded sweet potatoes and fried sage. But my mom's entree stole the show for me. She had the sea bass special - and while I normally do not order fish when I eat out (not when there is red meat or pork!) - this fish was cooked perfectly, with the most amazing crust, and tender - oh so tender - on top of lemony, mushroom risotto. Seriously kick ass, sea bass (see what I did there?)! Best fish I have. Ever. Eaten.

yummiest fish ever

Ultimately, Corbett's passed every test, except for maybe our (three!) desserts, which, despite being comped (thanks Nirm!), just left me wanting another piece of sea bass.
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Corbett's: An American Place
FKS Scale (1-10): 9

Pros: celebrating my awesome parents; beautiful setting and ambiance; great food; foie gras; sweetbreads; short rib ravioli; kick ass, sea bass; free dessert(s)
Cons: having to drive home fighting through my food-coma; dessert not quite my fav; wishing I had ordered sea bass
*I'm always worried my Dad won't get enough food. He's 6'8" 250. Big boy. And while I love exposing him to new food, I'm afraid sometime when we eat out that he'll think the food is too, how do we say, "fairy" for him. That's a direct quote. Love when we find a place that is interesting, pushes his boundaries, AND still gives him enough food to fill his belly.