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12/15/10

Jake's - On the Square III

Jake's
111 East Erwin Street
Tyler, Texas 75702
(903) 526-0225
http://www.jakestyler.com/index.html

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Jake's is one of the few "nice" restaurants in Tyler and is located on the square in downtown Tyler. Jake's has a great reputation for good food and nightlife. I went there as part of a business meeting.

The spread: Jake's has a very good menu with an emphasis on local and seasonal products, although there are all the steakhouse favorites. The range of selection on the menu makes coming back and trying something new a definite possibility. I started with the peppercorn seared Ahi tuna, followed by Jake's house salad, and finally the Delmonica Ribeye, medium rare. I also sampled the seafood sampler appetizer. They have a fairly nice selection of beers in bottles, and apparently have a good wine selection.

The verdict: The food was excellent. I very much enjoyed the ahi tuna, fresh and perfectly seasoned and cooked. The calamari from the seafood sampler was some of the best I have ever had, light breading and tender calamari. Yum. The salad was also refreshing, lite and well balanced with the saltiness of the bacon and blue cheese playing off the sweetness of the candied pecans and pear slices. The steak was cooked perfectly, however, I felt it was either not aged quite as long as it should have been or slightly underseasoned. It is difficult to judge the service as I was with a group, but it was somewhere between above average and very good, not quite excellent. I will definitely go back with my wife for a special occasion, this one is worth the expense.

Edible Tyler Roses: 4.5 of 5, very good.