Post #160523 by bananabobs on Sat, May 21, 2005 12:07 AM

For our 28th wedding anniversary, my wife took me to Roy's on Topanga Cyn in Woodland Hills. First let me say that we are parents of 4children and going out to Mickydees is an expensive outing, we rarely go out to eat, we both are way above average cooks and if we do go out its usually with a coupon. (Bucco de Beppos is high dining for us, we get to take doggy bags home and we waddle back to our car.) All of that to say that "fine dining" is above us. Back to the dinner. The service is incredible, everyone says a credible aloha. I ordered the Mai Tai, and I know there was only 1/2 a jigger of rum in there, very sweet, $9.00. I ordered a 3-course meal; the appetizer was 1 small pot sticker, 1 med shrimp and 1 small baby rib. It did not appetite me, it only taunted me. My wife asked what the meals come with and he assured her that vegetables and a starch came with each entree, for $28-30 we should hope so, hers had 1 1/2 small spear of asparagus, 1 small carrot and a medium piece of fish over 1/4 cup of mashed potato. Mine had some bean curd and a couple delicate sprouts; my salmon was over the same 1/4 cup of rice. They were very nice and gave us a small scoop of ice cream and a mousse to celebrate our anniversary. The bill came to $85.00, we stopped at a fast food place on the way home. To some, that dining experience is a wonderful treat, we must be a couple of country bumpkins, but hey, it suits us. Its all good, been there, done that, did not buy the shirt, they only had extra small.