Soon enough, Bret and I were seated at a table on the bar side of the restaurant. For dinner, I decided on a glass of Cava while Bret opted for the Rhum Cocktail Marilene.
Since there were a lot of appealing dishes, we decided to split a few plates instead of ordering entrees. As a sidenote, while you can't order from the bar menu in the dining room, you can order from the dining room menu on the bar side of the restaurant! We obviously ordered the pressed Cuban sandwich with the slow-cooked pork. I actually found the sandwich to be a little dry but I really enjoyed the plaintain chips that came with the sandwich.
We then moved onto one of the specials of the day - soft shell crab topped with chipotle rubbed shrimp on top of a chipotle and avocado salad. I loved this dish, even if the kitchen was a bit aggressive in their use of red onions.
Bret and I decided to split one more plate - the most ridiculousy delicious conch fritters covered in a guava barbecue sauce. This is unlike any conch fritter I've tried before and I could have eaten a whole plate by myself! The chipotle aioli was the perfect dipping sauce for the barbecue glazed fritters and I'm definitely going to be recreating this aioli at home!
This was our first visit to Chez Henri and I absolutely cannot wait to go back and try some of their entrees.
Chez Henri is located at 1 Shepard Street, Cambridge, MA.
16 comments:
Love a good cuban sandwich - this post is reminding me that I should go to Chez Henri soon. I'd like to try those fritters too!
Chez Henri is fun to say.
The sandwich looks tasty. I need to check it out! So cool that you ran into Elina!
Looks like a fun date night :)
i lurve soft shell crap in any form!
Glad you made it here. I have gone to the bar way more times than the dining room. I love the atmosphere and menu!
Fun Date Night! Those fritters do sound amazing...chipotle and guava, yum!
what a lovely date night! so funny Elina and Adam were there too!!
I love conch fritters and that guava barbecue sauce sounds to die for!
wow, what a fun night :) looks great, i'll have to try and remember it next time i'm in the area!
Sounds like a fabulous date night! I have been craving soft shell crab but haven't done anything about my craving yet!
It was so crazy running into you! Adam said this was his second favorite cuban of all times (his favorite is from Mike & Patty's)... and we totally didn't know what conch was ;) It looks (and sounds) delicious!
I need to email you to set up our baking date :)
OMGOOOdness. want.
YUM!! it all looks so good! I've never been to Chez Henri....looks delish though!
It's so nice when you discover a new up-to-your-standards place! Glad you had a great date night!
Make sure you have A LOT of those date nights before you have a few juniors running around. ;-))
I've passed by Chez Henri so many times since it is near my apt but have never been. Looks like a great place for a date!
Looks wonderful! There is a place here (I live in Florida) that makes an AMAZING cuban sandwich...I'm a real fan of them!
The dorm my brother is living in this Fall at Harvard Law is a stone's throw away from Chez Henri... can NOT wait to have plenty of excuses to go there all the time :) [chels]
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