Another Night on the Town ....

Sheila and I celebrated our 44th wedding anniversary tonight.  Our daughter and son-in-law bought us dinner at Maxwell's, the in-house restaurant located in the Campbell Hotel on 11th Street.  The Campbell is part of the mid-town Route 66 renaissance project. It is an old car dealership which has been turned into boutique hotel serving the midtown Route 66/University of Tulsa area.

Maxwell's is moderately upscale.  I was surprised that they had a very
nice crowd on a weeknight.  I recognized a couple of people including an ex-pat Brit musician/producer/lawyer I met through a professional organization.  Both in house bars were doing a good business as well.  It would appear that this is becoming a fashionable watering hole for the over 40 set in mid town.


Sheila started the evening with a Route Beer Float, a sneaky concoction of coca-cola, Galliano, light cream, whipped cream and vanilla vodka. By the time the drink arrived, so had Michelle and Robert. We split appetizers of roast red pepper hummus and pitas and wasabi deviled eggs. Michelle also had a glass of the very good house red.

Sheila had the prime rib. It was very good, cooked just right. The ample portion of mashed potatoes was quite good as well. Michelle had the pork chop. It was overcooked and dry. I had the fish and chips. I've had better fish at Arthur Treacher's. It was served without any type of sauce on the side. When I asked for malt vinegar, I was given a bottle of Heinz straight off the grocery store shelf. The coleslaw was very good. However, the chips/fries were soggy and uninviting. Robert had the bacon, egg, lettuce and tomato sandwich. It was huge and good. We finished the meal by sharing an order of bread pudding and a piece of their home made apple pie. The serving of the bread pudding is huge, large enough to serve the table by itself. It was well done with an appropriate sauce. The apple pie was good as well but Michelle declared that hers was better and I would tend to believe her.

We passed Little Ben around the table throughout the meal. He actually behaved quite well. However, he did try to eat from his Mommy's plate a time or two with a look on his face that said "Why am I getting boiled veggies while you guys are eating all of the good stuff?" At one point, we noticed him waving away at the Brit lawyer / musician /producer who was having a great time making faces and waving back at him. He makes friends wherever he goes.

When the check came and I reached for it, I saw that there was already a card there and it had been paid. Michelle and Robert had picked up the check. Sheila and I both felt bad that point because we had been ordering like we were spending our own money. It was a really nice and totally unnecessary thing to do. At any rate, we had a great time. Thanks Kids.