Archive for February, 2009

Juno - Seattle, WA

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009

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I escaped into this place just to get out of the snow.  I was pleasantly surprised to find that they had F.O.S.!  I guess the soup must have been calling to me.  The broth was really excellent, with perfectly caramelized onions, and a hint of sherry.  The cheese was a mix of swiss and parmesean.  The only complaints are that the bowl is a bit small (they have two sizes, and this is the larger size), and that there isn’t enough cheese.  This restaurant is located in the Arctic Club Hotel.

Rating: 7.5 out of 10

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Applebee’s - Bellevue, WA (Part I)

Sunday, February 8th, 2009

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I have been avoiding trying the French Onion Soup at Applebee’s for years.  I had heard that their version is a “diet” version, using fat free cheese, among other things.  I figured it would be horrible.  So, my mission here was to balance out my blog a bit, and bring the average down.  The time had come to sample this monstrosity.  What would the rating be, 2.0?  1.0?  I laughed maniacally, as I walked in.  I was shocked to learn that they actually have two versions of the soup: regular, and diet.  That was a surprise.  So, I ordered both.  See below for my review of the diet version.  The regular version was at least as good as other chain restaurant versions.  The cheese was a decent swiss, and the broth was tasty.  It could have used more cheese, however.

Rating: 6.0 out of 10

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Applebee’s - Bellevue, WA (Part II)

Sunday, February 8th, 2009

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This is the “diet” version of the French Onion Soup that I had heard about.  You can see that the cheese looks different, but I couldn’t get any info out of the server as to what it was exactly.  I’ve heard from people that it’s “fat free”, and from others that it’s “low fat”.  In any case, it wasn’t as horrible as I was hoping it would be.  The broth is a special “low sodium” broth, but it definitely tasted salty to me.  Again, it was much better than I was hoping.  The “crouton” was described as a “low carb” crouton.  I couldn’t tell you the effect of that, as to me the only purpose of the crouton is to hold up the cheese.  My mission to Applebee’s was completely unsuccessful.  I did not bring down the average, and the French Onion Soups were adequate, including the diet one!

Rating: 5.5 out of 10

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