Chops Grill is the steakhouse onboard the Odyssey of the Seas. This is a speciality dining restaurant that has an extra charge. On our first sea day, it was open for lunch. We paid $174/person for an Unlimited Dining Package which let's us have lunch and dinner at any of the speciality restaurants on board all cruise. Normally the cover charge is $25/person at Chops. So what did we order?
Started with the Collosal Shrimp Cocktail.
Four meaty, well cooked shrimp in a horseradish-heavy cocktail sauce. Exactly as a shrimp cocktail should be.
Next was mushroom soup.
If you have was some of my other blogs, mushroom soup is one of my "go to" items on a cruise. If it is offered, I will order it. I have rarely been disappointed. And that didn't change with this soup. A delicious soup with tons of rich mushroom flavor. It had been pureed so it was creamy - without having any added cream. There were also subtle hints of garlic and truffle - but not enough to overpower the star ingredient.
Next was a steak salad. I loved how they served the filet separately from he salad. You could add as you needed without wilting the greens.
Also ordered the burger. I was nervous about this because our waiter said he could only have it cooked to medium well. If that was the case, I would rather eat cardboard!! But he said he would "negotiate" with the chef for medium. And he was a good negotiator. Still had some pink - not as much as I would like - but it was still flavorful and juicy.
As is the case with most steak house, you can order shareable sides at Chops.
Clockwise from the top is asparagus, mashed potatoes, gruyere cheese tator tots and Mac and cheese. The asparagus was my favorite. Cooked al dente and well seasoned. The mashed potatoes were creamy and seasoned with just enough salt. Potatoes are a starch that crave salt. The gruyere tots were disappointing. There was not the strong gruyere flavor I was craving. Maybe a hit of salt would have helped. The mac and cheese was creamy with well cooked elbow noodles. Subtle hints if cheddar and maybe a swiss. Overall a great lunch!!
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