So today Mrs. Doohickie and I went to lunch at Ocean Rock... er, I mean Rock Bottom. It's a bit confusing; Rock Bottom just opened recently.
Before that, it was Ocean Rock.
We liked Ocean Rock. One of the things Mrs. Doohickie liked is they had a good Key Lime Pie. After checking out the menu for the new Rock Bottom, we saw they have Key Lime Pie on the menu and decided to try lunch there.
Rock Bottom has a decor very similar to the previous tenant; if anything there is a bit more pandering to the TCU crowd, both in what hangs on the walls and in menu items. The service was good- very attentive and several servers asked us if we needed anything even though we weren't their table. It was prompt too and the food arrived quickly. I had the Baja Fish Tacos.
They were excellent, with a great blend of flavors. Mrs. Doohickie had the Santa Fe Veggie Wrap, but had regular ranch instead of the jalapeño cilantro ranch dressing and a spinach tortilla instead of the jalapeño cheddar.
She liked her lunch a lot. The staff was totally cool about substituting for milder flavors.
Overall our experience was excellent and the food was great. I have two minor criticisms though: They were out of Key Lime Pie! That was the reason we decided to try them in the first place. (Oh well, I guess we'll need to go back for that another time.) Also, they had neither a lunch menu nor lunch specials. I usually don't pay $10.99 (not including drink) for lunch. The fish tacos were good, but equivalent level of food can be had elsewhere for less.
I mentioned the lack of a lunch menu to our server; I hope she passes the idea on to the management.
With just a little tweaking I can see Rock Bottom becoming one of our regular stops.
2 comments:
Oh man, I miss the food of Texas. We'll be back in Austin in just over a month and I can't wait.
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We have a couple of "restaurants" around here that are constantly churning ownership and management. You can always tell when they undergo an ownership change, they change the name. I suspect in many cases it is to circumvent the local alcohol laws, or to get rid of a bunch of violations that would make them stop serving.
But it still looks like a decent place to eat, but they definitely need to work on the Key Lime Pie supply...I can eat a whole one by myself!
Aaron
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