Our last night in Cooperstown was at our regular place we have followed for decades, ALEX & IKA (http://www.alexanderspicnic.com/#/alexandikarestaurant/) located downtown on Main Street.
Over
the years since they moved from Cherry Valley to Cooperstown, the menu
has stagnated a bit, and there are not too many new items, so we tend to
get a bit bored.
Samuel stuck with his PORK POTSTICKERS and
wouldn't even touch the Seaweed Salad (which was yummy) or the Wasabi
Mayo, so this was already a bad choice for his variety in meal
consumption.
We started with the wonderful Ika's Swedish
Martini made from lingonberry, lime, aquavit and vodka and Will had
the Monster Margarita, which was a bit too orange for moi!
Sesame
Noodle Salad is always good here with Udon, Arugula, Cucumber, Toasted
Peanuts, Carrot, Ginger, Kimchee, Sweet tamari and Ginger Oil. I chose
to have this and another superb starter, the Seared LittleNeck Clams
which was fine for me. Will opted for the Fish Tacos which is a huge
portion in itself followed by a steak. Our guest went for the Sweet
Plantain & Goat Cheese Salad with kalamata olives, Gremolata &
Balsamic Glaze followed by the Thai Coconut Curry with fried shallots,
scallions and cilantro, a true veggie delight. Even the wine list has
dumbed down to about a dozen bottles and we had the same Concannon
Petite Sirah as last year, but this time it was 2012 vintage,
I
think next time we may move over to Cherry Valley and try the RED HEN
or ROSE & KETTLE as these have been stalwarts in the nearby town for
years that we haven't been to.
