Day 248: Hamilton St Grill / Moxies

Hamilton Street Grill

Hamilton Street Grill is having their 13 year anniversary in the month of June. To celebrate their anniversary, they are having a $13 steak sale. For $13 you get an 8 oz steak (done the way you like it), mashed potatoes and vegetables. I haven't had a $13 steak for a long time. I thought this would be a good opportunity to bring more people to my dining club. There were 20 of us. Everyone had a $13 steak. Some had appies and some had drinks with their steaks. I have been to Hamilton Street Grill for a Christmas dinner last year (only 7 months ago). The decor is warm and inviting. It reminds me of Tuscan colors (shades of brown ranging from beige to deep reddish brown). There is a small patio but we didn't sit on the patio because our group was so large. For a Wednesday night it was quite busy. There were mostly groups of 4 people. The food was good. The steak was covered by a peppery spice.
I did eat it with A1 sauce, but it was good by itself. I didn't have any appy or desserts at Hamilton St Grill. After we finished our steak, some of us went for dessert at Moxie's.

Moxie's

We wanted to find a place that opened late and was easy to get to and had easy parking. My friend suggested Moxie's because she likes the desserts there. It was a good choice! There were six of us. Because we just finished dinner, we only ordered 5 desserts:

blackberry apple crisp on puff pastry -a warm flaky pastry filled with west coast blackberries and apple slices, served with french vanilla ice cream, this fabulous dessert is baked to order

sticky toffee pudding -a dense, moist cake, served warm with toasted almonds, buttery caramel sauce and french vanilla ice cream

banana caramel xango (chan’go) -creamy, light banana cheesecake wrapped in a pastry tortilla, dusted with cinnamon-sugar and served with warm caramel, ribbons of chocolate and french vanilla ice cream

chocolate espresso mousse -callebaut chocolate with the unique and intense flavour of criollo cocoa beans, crowned with real whipped cream and house-baked chocolate biscotti

white chocolate brownie -the ultimate dessert encounter, white and dark chocolate folded into a white chocolate brownie, finished with french vanilla ice cream, real whipped cream and warm chocolate sauce

I was in dessert heaven. We shared all 5 dishes and it was a good variety. It was almost every dessert they carry. I liked some better than others. My first bite was the espresso mousse. It was so heavenly. It just melted in my mouth. The fruit desserts (blackberry apple crisp on puff pastry and banana caramel xango (chan’go)) made the dessert night more refreshing. The presentation was beautiful. They took some time to make the desserts look more tantalizing. It was nice to just relax with some friends and enjoy some delicious desserts.