Go Bananas (Foster)

The host took us to our table at Bonefish Grill, and set down our dinner menus and a specials menu.

I glance briefly over the dinner menu, but I already know what I'm ordering: Bang Bang Shrimp and most likely the trout. The specials menu however caught my interest...as I work my way towards the very bottom something extraordinary comes popping out at me.

Bananas Foster.

Rarely when we go eat at a restaurant do we decide we're going to get dessert before we even place our order for dinner. It may cross our mind as we ponder the menu, but usually when it comes right down to it, we make excuses:

"Oooh I can't possibly have one more bite."

It's just too much."

"We don't need it."

"I don't want to pay for it."

I made my decision though and at the end of our meal, there wouldn't be any excuses. I was getting the Bananas Foster. The only thing standing in my way was........my wife.

Attempting to be smooth, I didn't verbally announce my intentions of consuming dessert without her permission until the very end of our meal. Then, at just the right moment I casually mention, "I think I'm going to try this Bananas Foster dessert."

Her response, "Oh really?"

"Ya," I say confidently, "I've never had it before."

Apparently this was a good enough reason as she gave me permission to order it.

Bananas Foster is a delicate dessert of excellence. It screams classiness and is wonderfully designed.

It begins with the core ingredient of bananas, however this isn't what makes the dish. It's the sauce that glorifies it: made from butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, dark rum, and banana liqueur.

The cooking method only adds to it's sexy appeal and utter satisfaction: the butter, sugar and bananas are cooked, and then the alcohol is added and ignited.

Bonefish does it up right. The portion is huge and instead of having the ice cream on top it's served on the side. This gives you room to really enjoy the bananas at your leisure and add ice cream in as you prefer.

As I first began eating an incredible sensation came over me. It's sweet, bold, cold and hot all at the same time. The dessert itself is difficult to describe - it's just really really really good.

The server, being generous brought out more than one spoon. I was sure to confiscate them all so I didn't have to share and I was scraping the plate clean in a matter of minutes. I have no idea what Bonefish does to make it so good but it truly is remarkable.

Next time your at Bonefish, decide on dessert and don't change your mind. The Bananas Foster is worth the bloated feeling you may experience afterward.

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