Blue != Silver spoon
I ate at Cuvler’s attempt at mid-range, non-fastfood dining last night. My last out-to-eat meal of the year. It was OK, but not great. They call it the Blue Spoon Cafe, and it’s located on Parementer Street in Middleton.
The location is in a strip mall, next to Cousin’s subs, Carr Valley Cheese and some other random things. It’s a corner store, so I guess it stands out. It has an upstairs area as well, but I’m not sure if it’s dining or just sitting space for those getting counter-served items from downstairs. The menu ranges from pizza to sandwiches, with a few things being listed as “classics,” despite the restaurant opening within the past year.
Ross had the prosciutto “Euro sandwich,” which had good, crusty bread, so-so pesto sauce, and run-of-the-mill prosciutto. I had the prosciutto pizza (I’m not sure why, but prosciutto was the theme for us that night), with marinated artichokes and a tomato sauce. The sauce and cheese were actually quite good, but the prosciutto was somewhat boring, and the artichoke smelled like fish. To top it off, the pizza was doused with some olive oil, making it a bit too oily.
The food wasn’t miserable, and I don’t feel cheated out of money, but I can’t say I’ll be hankering to go back any time soon. My main interest was to see what sort of market they were after, and it seems to me like they’re after people who eat fast food most of the time who are looking for a “nice” meal out. It lands somewhere between Denny’s and Peppermill Grill (blech).
you should do a better job of checking out a restaurant if you’re going to review them. had you taken a moment to check out the upper level of the restaurant you’d have seen that there is additional seating for about 100 people in a full service environment along with a nice bar and lounge area. as for your opinion on the prosciutto, i know that the prosciutto the Blue Spoon purchases is Prosciutto di Parma, shipped directly from Parma, Italy, the real deal. Maybe your pallete just isn’t sophisticated enough to distinguish between air cured hams from Italy, and domestic (cheap, processed) prosciutto most restaurants offer.
It’s good to know there’s full-service dining upstairs. Nothing indicated that upstairs was anything more than extra seating for food ordered downstairs. If it’s the same food up there as is served downstairs though, I can’t say I’d be anxious to go back and have someone serve it to me.