Read an article in the community paper about the El Dorado Saloon and how great they are doing with quotes from a few customers enjoying their visit. Generally we give a place a month to get their act together and now with the good comments may be the time to go.
We ordered a Ketel One Lemonade ($7) and Mojito (both pretty good) and split a Spinach Salad ($9.95) for starters. Spinach salad has fresh strawberries, walnuts, blueberries, blackberries and dressed lightly with a strawberry vinegarette. It was a very good start to the evening on the deck. Deck was nice but some may be annoyed with the rumble of loud trucks and motorcycles and at this time of year the flies that are everywhere.
We selected lighter entrees for dinner - guacamole burger and steak sandwich. Wife enjoyed the burger and sweet potato fries which came with a aioli (actually they call it a garlic aioli which is redundant. Tri tip steak sandwich was good but lacked a bit of flavor and not what I expected. Had it been a better seasoned grilled steak served whole or sliced on a roll it would have been really good but it was oddly chopped up and presented more like a cheesesteak sandwich. Dont get me wrong because I hear a proper cheesesteak is made from Rib eye cuts (a favorite of mine) but this didnt have the flavor, steak sandwich texture I expected.
Didnt have time or room for desserts. Service was very friendly, prompt to the table, orders correct and provided recommendations. The cash cow of a eatery, alcohol was refreshed promptly as was the water -- a sign of good service. Waitresses fit the western cute cowgirl concept wearing well fitted denim shorts, boots and t-shirts. The EDS can use some improvements and it looks like from the early reviews they listened and made changes
They have a great location for the north end EDH, Cameron Park, Shingle Springs or eastern Folsom residents and they have several entertainment events to help establish themselves. A few more tweaks and they could do very well. As it was Friday night, business was busy filling out most of the deck, dining room and of course the bar.
Menu:
http://www.eldorados...e.asp?type=menu