Went to Vivo in Bellevue Weds. night 4 for dinner. Very warmly greeted by Lori, restaurant owner. Verbal menu – 5-6 selections of starters & 5-6 selections of entrees all very informative & enticing but no mention of price. Vivo is BYOB with drink & wine setups handled quickly. Appetizers were – grilled asparagus wrapped in prociutto with balsamic – outstanding & calamari stuffed with crab – boring ,& exotic wild mushroom & chorizo sausage – excellent dish. A pasta dish of curly pasta with excellent marinara sauce is served to all. Main courses – black cod- slightly boring, whole bransino grilled – recomed this dish, lamb chops which our friends liked very much, & a 50 day dry aged strip steak with gargonzola & balsamic – had interesting texture & mineral, earthy flavor -tasty. A simple green salad is served after entrees. Desserts were a cold meyer lemon mousse & coconut sorbet with chocalte sauce made in house by Lori-outstanding. Sam the chef comes out to greet all diners. A very friendly family oriented environment.
Vivo in Bellevue
May 27th, 2008 · 1 Comment · food for thought
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1 Mrs. Dish // Jul 30, 2008 at 11:50 am
Sam was ahead of many of the culinary ideas we now accept as ordinary–I remember when he first opened and tried to offer just a verbal menu. Ultimately, that meant that he went shopping in the Strip for the best that he could find, came home and cooked it. But Pittsburgher’s were used to a menu in hand, and a little confused. I think we’ve moved beyond that now, and I’m glad to see it didn’t drive Sam to another profession. He is meant to run a restaurant, and the food and desserts (thanks LORI) are always pristine. If you like food, Vivo is a great place to take a chance– seasoned chef at the helm, his arms around both place and the customer.
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