Third Time's a Charm at the Mustard Seed

Not that the Mustard Seed doesn't charm me every time I dine there, but the third time in eight days really stole my heart. Let's just say that if this restaurant took human form, I'd bend down on both knees and propose. (Shh, don't tell Chick-Fil-A.) Remember last Thursday when I went there for lunch with Grammy and Auntie Kelly? Well, I had another chance to take family there the following Monday when my second cousins were visiting from Massachusetts. On Monday night I had my favorite dish: sesame crusted chicken with a raspberry soy glaze, fresh vegetables, and garlic mashed potatoes. I've had this dish several times and always enjoy it.

My roommate hadn't yet gone to Mustard Seed, so we decided to go last night. Aside from the usual menu, they always have specials with lots of fun ingredients. Today's specials blew us away:

The funny thing is, that morning I emailed Diana the menu and she immediately knew she wanted the shrimp & scallop risotto. She said she had never met a risotto she didn't like. Determined to something new, I decided I would have the grilled lemon-oregano chicken with tomato feta relish. Well our 11am selections flew out of the window when we saw that chalkboard menu. Diana knew she wanted the tuna and I was torn between the tilapia and the trout. I love both fish; it was the sides that were killing me! Goat cheese whipped grits or a pineapple infused Jasmine rice cake? Seriously...so hard. After the recommendation of our server, I opted for the tilapia and was really eager to devour whatever this rice cake concoction was.


Both of our jaws dropped not only when we were served, but when we took our first bites. DELICIOUS!


My cashew-crusted tilapia over a spicy spicy pineapple infused rice cake, stir-fried carrot ribbons, micro greens, and sesame plum graze:

I forked the fish, dipped it into the sauce and looooooved life. I was also fascinated by these "micro greens." It sounded pretty scientific but really I think it was just a few four-leaf clovers on top of sprouts. LUCKY me :) I then remembered there was a rice cake under all this prettiness. The rice cake was a square of sticky rice with bits of pineapple throughout. So tasty. Even my carrots were good!


Diana's pepper dusted yellow fin tuna, house-made gnocchi pasta salad, sun-dried tomato vinaigrette, red onion, vine ripe tomatoes, arugula, sweet peas, and a balsamic pomegranate reduction:

We were both surprised to find that the pasta was cold, but the sauces were SO good. I am a very saucy person, so the fact that this dish came with two made me happy...even though it wasn't even my dinner. We tried each others meals and were very impressed with both. If you're a single man out there and feel like taking me tonight I'd be glad to get these two dishes and share with you. Haha. I'm 50%  kidding.

PS  - To the Anonymous commenter on my last post: I had to laugh that you recognized me at Social since I was there for a whopping 3 minutes!! Love it! But whooooo are you??Reveal yourself, por favor! And next time come say hi -- I'm super friendly. :)


Hope everyone has a great Saturday!