Seasons 52
I like to add a travel review every once in a while, just in case you Pittsburghers are traveling! So if you are in the Columbia, MD area, a consistent gluten free restaurant is Seasons 52. The atmosphere is classy. There is usually someone playing piano & singing. This may be a good thing, or a bad one, but it is interesting to say the least. This is a chain restaurant, so it is consistent. They have a gluten free menu, and the things I've ordered have come out gluten free. But the down side is, the service sucks. The wait staff is slow & inattentive. I asked the hostess to get me a gluten free menu when she seated us, but she never returned. We waited a while for a server to introduce herself to us, which is annoying when you are hungry. The trade off is the food is good and consistent.
In a past visit, I order the corn and bacon chowder. It was really good. This trip, I was leaning for something a little bit lighter. I ordered the sesame grilled salmon salad with jicama, lemon grass sauce, mango, and toasted sesame dressing. The salad was fresh. I hate when I'm served a salad with wilted or browning lettuce. This lettuce was green. The salad was sweet. The mango & jicama made the salad sweet and the sesame dressing was like pouring honey over it. The salmon toned the sweetness down with a salty salmon flavor. I was a bit skeptical about the salmon; it came out looking not so gluten free, but it was fine. I double checked with the server when he delivered it and he confirmed it did say gluten free in the kitchen.
I enjoyed the salad, but I felt like the bowl was stuffed with greens, which mostly went to waste. If you need to fill up on greens, this is the salad for you. I, however, eat all the good stuff out of it & left a bunch of greens.
I didn't think I saved room for dessert. In the beginning of the meal, I had already decided on cherry creme brulee. At the end of the meal, I didn't think I had it in me to to eat it. Until the dessert tray came out. Tiniest desserts ever! The creme brulee was in a double shot glass. Well, I guess I could eat two more spoonfuls. It was delicious, but small. Sad to say, dessert was over to quickly!!
My second choice would have been the filet Mignon. Here's a glimpse of what that looks like from another member of my party.
10300 Little Patuxent Parkway
Columbia, MD 21044
(410) 715-1152
