The dining duo’s second excursion to Puck’s did not fail to impress. While there was some initial concern that we would not be seated without (ahem) reservations, we were able to snatch a table for four after a mere 15 minute wait. Not bad at all, and the time was well spent browsing the gift shop. The atmosphere at Puck’s is one of casual elegance, although our appearance with half of our party wearing jeans did not keep us from being served. The later arrival of a young girl wearing Daisy Dukes assured us of not being the most casually dressed patrons.
We all wanted dessert, so none of us chose a starter salad or appetizer, although they were very hard to resist. Our dining companions/work amigas ordered the Shrimp BLT, which does look amazing. Sheila was even mildly tempted by it and she doesn’t like seafood! Thank the heavens that Jennifer and Sheila are true blue dining companions who are willing to split entrees, but even then there were tough choices. Seriously, decisions, decisions! Everything at Puck’s sounds fabulous! Jennifer chose the linguine with pancetta, mushrooms, asparagus and thyme, while Sheila ordered the burger with Vermont cheddar cheese, fries and onion strips.
The food is simply amazing. Our server did neglect to bring an extra plate for splitting the entrees as we requested, but no worries! Jennifer’s pasta bowl was placed upon a plate that was used for our feast of sharing! The pasta was fabulous with a slight butter/thyme sauce accented with crunchy asparagus and perfect slices of mushroom and cubes of braised pancetta. The burger was delectable – cooked to medium well perfection with an oozing hunk of cheddary goodness. Jennifer, while eating her half of the burger, noticed that some of the cheese fell off and sat on the plate. She asked her dining companions if they would mind if she ate it – they did not! Also perfect were the fries – golden on the outside and fluffy in the middle with great seasoning. The onion strips were also very flavorful. All of it would have been polished off if not for the promise of dessert!
Our server informed us that they were out of creme brulee (darn it!) but there were many other scrumptious options. One coworker chose the blueberry cheesecake (note: a bit on the small side), another coworker and Sheila chose the pineapple financier and Jennifer went with the chocolate truffle cake. Sheila enjoyed the warm pineapple pastry contrasting with the cool vanilla ice cream. Jennifer thought that the cake was simply divine–the melting chocolate interior just oozes out of the soft cake with every slice. The cake was accentuated with a scoop of yummy homemade milk chocolate ice cream. Overall, a wonderful dining experience!
Food ****
Service ***
Atmosphere ****
http://www.wolfgangpuck.com/restaurants/finedining/pucks/indianapolis/index.php
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