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Hello Kitty and I were entertaining a visitor from out of town, who requested that we go somewhere with old school table-side service.  Two places come to mind immediately, but ultimately we decided on Hugo's.  My first and only visit a couple of years ago delivered a couple of nice, classic dishes.  It would be nice to go back for a few more.

Thanks to miscommunication, Hello Kitty found ourselves sitting by ourselves at the restaurant while our visitor flew off to his next destination.  Well, since we were here and I had asked the staff to open up both bottles of wine that I brought... we might as well eat!

We start with the bread basket which, as always, had those delicious slices of garlic bread...

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Lobster bisque - I made it a point to order this tonight.  Hello Kitty really enjoyed this on our last visit, and I wanted to try it for myself.  The cart was wheeled out next to us, and it did take more than 3 minutes to prepare...

This was one delicious bowl of soup!  Nicely flavored with brandy, and rich with cream.  Tons of umami.

Wiener schnitzel - can't remember the last time I had Wiener schnitzel, and I kinda wanted something classic for a main course.  When the plate arrived, I was kinda surprised by the size of it.  I know the veal has been flattened and stretched thin, but still...

Very thin, with a nicely browned coating of breadcrumbs.  Once you take a bit, it becomes obvious how much butter/fat this has soaked up...

We didn't have any dessert, and just had these chocolate ice cream bonbons to finish...

2005 Vincent Girardin Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Le Cailleret - advanced oxidation, with deeper color.  Lots of sugarcane on the nose.  Ripe on the palate with a rather short finish.

Even though I had a second bottle open, we decided to bring it back home to drink with some friends. Thankfully the restaurant didn't charge us corkage for the second bottle...

2004 Ponsot Griotte Chambertin - drank 2 hours after opening.  Nice nose of leather with some floral and forest notes.