Celebrating at Southpoint

Last night, Frank's uncle invited us out to celebrate Lauren's 21st birthday. Dinner would be at the Steakhouse inside Southpoint, the plan was to have margaritas beforehand, after all, it's not everyday you're only niece turns twenty-one.

Frank got stuck at work so I had to meet him at the Southpoint. Pete was already there when we arrived. Primarily Prime Rib has happy hour specials for Patron margaritas, but we didn't realize they were closed Monday and Tuesday. Since that was out, we had drinks at the casino bar while we waited for Lauren. She arrived, we ordered another round and caught up. We haven't gotten together since last year shortly after her mom (Frank's aunt) passed away. She's currently looking in our area for a rental, maybe we'll see her more often since she'll be close by?

After drinks, we moved on to dinner at Silverado Steakhouse. We were seated right away. Pete ordered a bottle of Chardonnay for the table, it was good. We actually had two. We had crab cakes and duck spring rolls to start and then snacked on bread until our next course arrived. Both appetizers were tasty, the crab cakes were better than I expected. Breads were fresh and hit the spot. Pete and I had the house salad with champagne vinaigrette, it was very good. Frank and Lauren had French onion soup. They said it was quite good, as well. Next up the main course, halibut francaise for me, double cut pork chop for Frank, Pete and Lauren both had a filet trio served with three sauces: bearnaise, roasted garlic & mushroom.

The halibut was a bit bland, but it was large and tender. Frank's pork was served with caramelized onions and apple brandy demi. It was good, but the meat itself was dry and a little tough. There were no complaints about the filet.

All in all, it was a good meal. It was nice listening to old stories and reminiscing.

After dinner, we went to dollar Wheel of Fortune. Each of them put in twenty bucks and they'd split winnings. Sadly there weren't any. They spun the wheel twice, both on Lauren's turn, and each time paid $30. Those were their greatest wins. They eventually ran the credits down to zero.

Pete left, he had to be up early for a golf tournament. We thanked him and said good-bye. Frank hit the tables, and Lauren and I hit the penny slots. We hopped around, I was up and down until the last machine I played. Outback Jack, I think? I hit the bonus round and it paid me $56. I was thrilled. I ended the night $40 richer. Lauren stayed even, and Frank made $80 on blackjack. It was after 10:00 so Frank and I said our good-byes and headed home.

Another great night!