Had a fabulous dinner at Borago. The horseradish-encrusted salmon was excellent, as was the angel hair pasta with shrimp and prosciutto (a nice amount of spiciness). I love their Caesar salad - the dressing is not too heavy, not too light - and their arugula salad. The most amazing thing about the place is Danny - one smooth guy. He remembered when we were there last (heck, we didn't remember that) and even remembered what we had discussed on our last visit. Talk about excellent and friendly service!
No wonder people rave about this restaurant.
Also tried Shades on the Loop. The grouper sandwich wasn't on the menu, but it was available. The piece of grouper was much smaller than it used to be and didn't have that perfect combination of crispy on the outside and moist on the inside. I used to order the Blue Mountain catch salad. That wasn't on the menu either, but our favorite server approximated it for me. The salad dressing seemed sweeter and less peppery than in the past - oh, and they toss it for you instead of letting you apply the dressing yourself, so you can't shake the bottle to max out on pepper. The place is just totally different than the old Shades. I'm one of those people who is averse to change. I prefer the old, funky Shades over the slick version, but I guess I'll get used to it.
They'll do well in that location because there is so much growth at that end of 30-A without a comparable growth in dining choices.