New List to the Bucket List!

Alright.  It’s time to “let my hair down” and write a blog post that doesn’t pertain to social issues, my current explorations and experiences, or my boyfriend’s experiences as a Peace Corps volunteer.  Rather, it is time to unleash the newest dream of mine, the newest list to be added to my current bucket list.  Drum roll…

Dining at Open Table’s Top 100 Most Romantic Restaurants in the U.S.

 As many and most of you know, I currently serve at Table & Main | a southern tavern located in Historic Roswell, Georgia.  (Proud to be OTP!)  I love my job and I am blessed and thankful to be a part of such an amazing team.  Ever since I started serving at Table, I realized how true the phrase, “Once you pop, you can’t stop” applies to consuming good food.  If I could, I would wine and dine at fine restaurants as much as I could.  But, I can’t.  (My serving job only takes me so far, y’all.)  So, while I sit here watching a recorded episode of The Chew I think to myself how I can dine finely in slow increments; in fact, I can and should dine finely even outside of my place of residence.  So, I immediately opened up a new tab on my browser and started typing, “top 50 restau..” and one of the options that automatically filled in read, “top 100 romantic restaurants.”  As a romantic at heart and also knowing my boyfriend as a romantic at heart, I naturally highlight said auto-fill and let google do its thang.  So that brings me to what is listed below…

(Take a quick gander over them all because I have more to say.  Ha.)

A Caprice	Tiburon	CA	Continental
Acquerello	San Francisco	CA	Italian
Addison at The Grand Del Mar	San Diego	CA	Contemporary French
Alizé at the Top of the Palms Casino Resort	Las Vegas	NV	French
Andre’s at the Monte Carlo Resort & Casino	Las Vegas	NV	French
Bacaro	New York	NY	Italian
Bertrand at Mister A’s	San Diego	CA	Continental
Bouchard Restaurant and Inn	Newport	RI	Contemporary French
Boulevard Steakhouse	Edmond	OK	Steak
Briarhurst Manor	Manitou Springs	CO	Contemporary American
Brown’s Beach House – The Fairmont Orchid	Kohala Coast	HI	Contemporary American
Cacharel Restaurant	Arlington	TX	Steak
Café Central	El Paso	TX	Contemporary American
Cafe Renaissance	Vienna	VA	French
Canlis	Seattle	WA	Northwest
Capische	Wailea	HI	Italian
Castle Falls	Oklahoma City	OK	European
The Cellar – Fullerton	Fullerton	CA	French
Chez Francois – Vermilion	Vermilion	OH	Contemporary French
Chez Nous French Restaurant	Humble	TX	Contemporary French
Chez Shea	Seattle	WA	Northwest
Club A Steakhouse	New York	NY	Steak
Coach House Oklahoma City	Oklahoma City	OK	Contemporary American
Coach Insignia	Detroit	MI	American
Craftwood Inn	Manitou Springs	CO	Wild Game
Different Pointe of View	Phoenix	AZ	Contemporary American
The Dining Room – Biltmore Estate	Asheville	NC	Contemporary American
Eagle’s Nest – Hyatt Regency Indianapolis	Indianapolis	IN	American
Eiffel Tower	Las Vegas	NV	French
The Elkridge Furnace Inn	Elkridge	MD	Contemporary American
Erminia Ristorante	New York	NY	Italian
Fearrington House Restaurant	Pittsboro	NC	Contemporary American
Fleur de Lys	San Francisco	CA	French
French 75 Bistro – Laguna Beach	Laguna Beach	CA	Contemporary French
French Cafe	Omaha	NE	Contemporary French
The French Room	Dallas	TX	French
Geja’s Café	Chicago	IL	Fondue
Genoa Restaurant	Portland	OR	Italian
Gibraltar	Miami	FL	Seafood
Glasbern Country Inn	Fogelsville	PA	Contemporary American
The Grill Room at the Windsor Court Hotel	New Orleans	LA	International
The Hungry I	Boston	MA	French
Il Bistro	Seattle	WA	Italian
Il Cielo Gardens Restaurant & Bar	Beverly Hills	CA	Italian
Il Mulino – Chicago	Chicago	IL	Italian
La Caille Restaurant	Sandy	UT	Contemporary French
La Cremaillere Restaurant	Bedford	NY	French American
La Mer at Halekulani	Honolulu	HI	French
Latitudes	Key West	FL	Contemporary American
L’Auberge Restaurant on Oak Creek	Sedona	AZ	Contemporary American
The Library Restaurant – Charleston	Charleston	SC	Low Country
The Little Door	Los Angeles	CA	French
Log Haven	Salt Lake City	UT	Contemporary American
Madrona Manor	Healdsburg	CA	Contemporary American
The Melting Pot – Arlington	Arlington	TX	Fondue
The Melting Pot – Castleton	Indianapolis	IN	Fondue
The Melting Pot – Columbus	Columbus	OH	Fondue
The Melting Pot – Dayton	Dayton	OH	Fondue
The Melting Pot – Greenwood	Greenwood	IN	Fondue
The Melting Pot – Knoxville	Knoxville	TN	Fondue
The Melting Pot – Larkspur	Larkspur	CA	Fondue
The Melting Pot – Memphis	Memphis	TN	Fondue
The Melting Pot – Midtown Atlanta	Atlanta	GA	Fondue
The Melting Pot – Myrtle Beach	Myrtle Beach	SC	Fondue
The Melting Pot – Richmond	Richmond	VA	Fondue
The Melting Pot – Rocky River	Fairview Park	OH	Fondue
The Melting Pot – University City	University City	MO	Fondue
The Melting Pot – Virginia Beach	Virginia Beach	VA	Fondue
Michael’s – South Point Casino	Las Vegas	NV	Continental
Michel’s at the Colony Surf	Honolulu	HI	Contemporary French
Mona Lisa Fondue Restaurant	Manitou Springs	CO	Fondue
Nana	Dallas	TX	American
Nikolai’s Roof	Atlanta	GA	French
The Old Warsaw	Dallas	TX	French
One if by Land, Two if by Sea	New York	NY	American
Pamplemousse Le Restaurant	Las Vegas	NV	French
Pepper Tree Restaurant	Colorado Springs	CO	Steak
Plume at the Jefferson Hotel	Washington	DC	Contemporary French
Quiessence Restaurant & Wine Bar	Phoenix	AZ	Contemporary American
Red Fish Grill	Miami	FL	Seafood
The Refectory Restaurant & Bistro	Columbus	OH	French
Restaurant Iris	Memphis	TN	French
Ristorante Massimo	Portsmouth	NH	Italian
Riverview Restaurant	Troutdale	OR	Northwest
Roof Restaurant	Salt Lake City	UT	American
Sarento’s Top of the “I”	Honolulu	HI	Italian
SASSI	Scottsdale	AZ	Italian
Seagar’s Restaurant	Destin	FL	Steak
Second Empire Restaurant and Tavern	Raleigh	NC	Contemporary American
Shadowbrook Restaurant Capitola	Capitola	CA	Contemporary American
Sir Winston’s Aboard The Queen Mary	Long Beach	CA	Contemporary American
The Sky Room	Long Beach	CA	American
Spindletop	Houston	TX	Seafood
Stonehouse at San Ysidro Ranch	Santa Barbara	CA	Contemporary American
Tidepools – Grand Hyatt Kauai	Poipu	HI	Seafood
Tredici Steak	New York	NY	Steak
Vernon’s Hidden Valley Steakhouse	Los Ranchos De Albuquerque	NM	Steak
White Barn Inn	Kennebunk	ME	American
Yamashiro	Hollywood	CA	Asian
Zenkichi	Brooklyn	NY	Japanese

Now you may have noticed that The Melting Pot controls 14% of that list.  So, for the sake of Chris and I’s travels, one Melting Pot will suffice.  Also, I have a long way to go because I have only been westward of the Mississippi River once in my lifetime.  (I’m embarrassed and sad about that.  Please don’t mention that in conversation with me.  I’ll break down in tears and you’ll feel really awkward.)

Have any of y’all been to any of those restaurants?  If so, tell me what you recommend!

And a special message to Chris, my wonderful, loving, and romantic boyfriend: our bucket list just got 13257091234802345 times better, right?!

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