2 Birds with 1 Stone

For February, the month of LOVE, we chose a popular restaurant known for the experience and of course the AMAZING food!  Restaurant #2, The Melting Pot, a fondue restaurant!  We figured we could knock out our restaurant challenge and have a pre-Valentine's Day date all at once!   Who doesn't love a good ole' double date!!! ;)  There are two Melting Pot locations in San Diego, one in the Gaslamp, downtown and another in the upscale town of La Jolla. 

 

  We decided on the La Jolla location at:    

8980 University Center Ln

San Diego, CA 92122 

http://www.meltingpot.com/san-diego-lajolla/welcome

 

  Here's what we did, since there was 4 of us, two couples, each couple ordered one serving for each course and we all four shared it!  It worked out amazingly!  

We began with cheese fondue, we chose

Fiesta Cheese 
Cheddar cheese blend with lager beer, jalapeño peppers and salsa made as spicy as you like

and

Traditional Swiss 
Gruyère and Emmenthaler Swiss cheeses, white wine, garlic, nutmeg, lemon and Kirschwasser.  

It came with raw veggies, bread, and apples.  So yummy!  

For the entree we had Filet Mignon and Chicken with the cooking styles of 

Mojo
Caribbean-seasoned bouillon with a distinctive fresh-garlic flavor and a citrus flair.

 

and 

 

Coq Au Vin
Burgundy wine infused with fresh herbs, spices and mushrooms.

 

It also came with potatoes, broccoli and mushrooms to be cooked and about 5 different dipping sauces!  

 And last but not least, my favorite course had to be dessert!!! Who doesn't love chocolate fondue!? It was so good, I would go back just to fill up on dessert!  

 

We choose the

 

Chocolate S'mores
The fondue version of this classic presents milk chocolate with marshmallow cream, flambéed and topped with bits of graham crackers.

 

 and

 

 Pure White Chocolate

It came with all kinds of amazing things to dip!  Cheesecake, brownie bites, red velvet cake bites, marshmallows, rice crispy treat bites, and fresh strawberries!  

 I was so excited about the dessert that I almost didn't get a picture.  As you see we had already dug in!  It was amazing!

 

 

I am so glad that we chose The Melting Pot, definitely somewhere we will be going back to!  It would be the perfect place for a special date or romantic evening out.  We spent about 2 hours eating and chatting. 

 

For all of my military friends, they have a 20% discount on Mondays! Including our tip we spent about $50 per couple. (To be honest I expected it to cost a little more so I was surprised) ;) 

Tune in next month to see our next restaurant pick!  Until then, go try The Melting Pot, even if just for dessert!