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Show ~ Page1 vc Canyon Reporter, 25 January -7 ae 1995 - Dining Review: THE ROUN D HOUSE | at Solitude Resort “Many people are ecuiliar the Roundhouse , Restaurant having seen it with mid-mountain at Solitude. The restaurant is open daily for lunch, serving a la carte salads, soups, sandwiches and a few other entrees. The lunch menu is very reason- ably priced for what it offers, especially given the restaurants to eat, but even if it is only your stomach driving you, when you dine at the Roundhouse, it will be an entire experience. Ona beautiful, crisp;s.«.clear evening we pulled into the parking lot of Solitude Ski by Clydesdales by Felicia Olivera but rather by phere at large tables and The ride lasted milled by the fire for con- long enough for everyone to snap photos and argue over versation. We could see our animated sleigh ride com- the location of certain con- panions across the fire, on a snowcat. coconut vinaigrette dressing. The spicy pistachios were spicy/sweet which I thought was a bit much with the already sweet vinai- Resort. Our caretaker for the night, Dan West, greeted us and led us into the club at unique surroundings. Soups the base lodge. Here we had and salads range from $3.75 a drink alongside a large, to $6.00 and sandwiches and © happy group that were to be entrees go from $6.25 to our sleigh-ride companions $8.25, not much more than to the restaurant. Soon Dan prices in a mid-mountain © -was helping us outside and _ Cafeteria. into a large cart with blanket The Roundhouse however, is much at night, more than a good deal at a ski resort. All too often we go to covered seats. We pulled more blankets over our-. selves and sat back while we _ were drawn Hap the hill not Bin gham ~ Gycler nere iss Moving! © atamlale l excited group of New Yorkers enjoying a festive repast at the Roundhouse. Shoddy photography by John Bresee Ll - stellations and planets, but ‘From Foothill Li tL Village to 1370 S. and 2100 Fast Same great crew, same great product, and a lot easier parking! And we think you’ll | It’s a lot better spot for a bicycle shop. Nice big parking lot. Spacious service area. Easy testcee Right on the bike pa ~ gt pene agp gpg agree. We’ re easy to find...just a block and a half west of Foothill Village. If you want direction, just give us a call. Our number is still | 583-1940. Happy Pedaling! _ not so long that the cold became distracting. Light from the the other end of a diameter from us. Andy Melville, the Roundhouse Restaurant - grette, but the rest of the combination, especially the succulent bursts of grape- Roundhouse Restaurant became visible and as we Chef creates a new menu every several days that fea- approached the building I could see through the glass walls to the strands of drip- tures ping lights that made up a price of $37.50 per person. The appetizers for the evening was Phyllo triangles with crab and scallop stuffing. The triangles came served on a roasted red pepper sauce, a complement to the crispy baked phyllo and the rich seafood filling. The menu offered four entree choices this particular “chandelier” in the center of the Restaurant. We left our sleigh to enter the warmth of the building and from the host stand we looked into Sandy on 106th S. and 13th E. right roe McDonald's. : a Salad, an of entrees. This comes for a_ _ We were served warm sour- dough bread while we looked over our selections for the evening and the wine list. The number of selec- tions is moderate by the pork the dining room of the ~ Roundhouse. It is an invit- choices are very good. Our server informed us that the hit of the evening was the _ smoked ing room with a high ceiling in the center that comes down in angles to the wall — of windows which enclosed the space. The center of the room is a celebration of light and warmth; the chandelier likea galaxy over a had not seen a fireplace of this type before, bowl- shaped with a brick. brim — wide enough to sit on. It looked medieval and I asked our hostess what kind of - Houge Merlot and that they had no more bottles, but I had settled on a already 1991 Qupe Syrah that I not seen yet on a restaurant wine list.’ Our first course was Yukon Gold potato and roasted garlic soup. The potatoes gave the soup a creamy texture without the heaviness of a cream soup. | It had the distinct sweetness of roasted followed by a_ fire[lace it was. She looked — pleasing peppery aftertaste. at me, looked at the fire, back at me and answered. “gas.” Bring this.ad: and get 20% off any regularly priced ~ accessory, tire, or car rack! Good until 2/15/95. evening. We passed up a the single, open room that is huge circular fireplace. I _Watch for the opening in March of our a soup, appetizer and offers a choice fruit, worked wonderfully. Every table has proximity to both the window and the | fire. Small parties sat inti-. mately by the windows while larger ones created their own festive atmos- tenderloin apple with coulis, a car- rots, parsnips and a root vegetable puree, as well as a ~ Cumin-honey crusted rack of lamb with couscous and mustard sauce. We opted instead for the Orange crusted Ono with black pepper pasta. Ono is a Hawaiian fish, meaty like Ahi Tune. Two thick pieces came with a golden brown crust atop a bed of pepper fettucini and a colorful mix of sliced vegetables on the side. Each of the ingredients that made up the whole of this entree was quality. The © pasta had the unmistakable texture of freshly made, “Mixed greens with grape- — both delicious and aesthetic fruit and spicy pistachios.” with dots of black pepper. The salad indeed consisted This was glazed with an of a lovely assortment of orange sauce that held its greens by t also contained © own against the substantive snap peas and slices of carfish but was subtle enough rots, all seasoned with a to allow the flavors of the Next came the salad which was listed on the menu as — ee ae, |
