Adventures with Cindy

This place deserves a post all it’s own.  I had searched for a nice place for supper and with the aid of my app “Poynt” found a resturant listed as Vernon’s Hidden Valley Steakhouse.  We plugged the address into the GPS and headed out.  When we arrived at the address, or so says the GPS, there was no resturant.  We made a block and tried again.  Nothing. Not wanting to give up, I picked up the phone and called to perhaps ask for directions.  They answered and low and behold we were in the right place.  Hidden Valley was right.  He instructed us to the double black doors with a red light above it.  He also instructed that we would need a password after we knocked on the door.  Seriously?  What had we gotten ourselves into?  Greg and I proceed to the door and knocked, a little window in the door opens and a gentleman with a heavy Jersey accent ask for a password….what the heck.  The he asks if we are cops or wearing a wire?  Curosity has taken over the hunger and I can’t wait to see what is in store.  We enter a dark small room with a desk and walls of books…that’s it…nothing else.  This gentleman then starts giving us the fifth degree about secrecy and minding our own business and how all weapons had to be checked at the desk of which he taps with a baseball bat as he talks.  This is crazy.  But we agree to his terms and carry  on.  He opens a bookcase and we are taken to our table.  Once inside and seated, looking around I see that this is a beautiful hidden gem of a place.  The artwork is unbelievable and the subject matter is Mobs, Mafia, Gangsters and prohibition…It’s a Speakeasy.  The waitstaff is amazing as they carry out the ambience of the place.  The atmosphere aside, the food was melt in your mouth delicious.  

 
I enjoyed a Delmonico Steak, medium rare, fresh green beans pan roasted in garlic, and dirty mashed potatoes.  Greg had a Ribeye, medium, baked potato and fresh green beans also.  Words can not describe how good this meal was. It was culinary perfection.  Accompanied by a bottle of Pinot Grigio, this was the perfect meal.  

To get the best idea of what this was all about go to http://www.the hiddensteakhouse.com or go to Vernon’s Speakeasy on Facebook and check out the video.