Restaurant Review: America’s Wine Dinner


Manager, James Tohill


Dining at America’s River Oaks transforms you into the tastes and feeling of adventure that the original explorers experienced when discovering new worlds.  Contemporary art gives tribute to earthy seeds, beans and corn.  The uniqueness of each fabric light fixture mimics a field of flowers and the smooth dark booths are giant curls carved from blocks of chocolate.  Even the sleek design of the chairs resembles Peruvian llama legs.

Paella Mariscada
The Everyday 4 – 7 Happy Hour (and All Day Thursdays) attracts 75 percent women by providing an intimate atmosphere with a selection of small plates featuring lobster corndogs, tiritas – a potato crusted calamari with Jalapeño remoulade or Ahi Tuna. 
Turtle Cheesecake





A recent wine dinner started with an Ahi Tuna Tostada dressed with romaine, garlic, blue cheese and sesame followed by Paella Mariscada, a blend of achiote Shrimp, lump crab, green mussels, chorizo and saffron rice.   The main course of Chuletas de Cordero (smoked lamb chops) was by far the best lamb I have ever been served.  All courses were paired with the perfect Marques de Caceres wines.   


Ecletic mirror in the ladies' room flirts back at you

The finale featured turtle cheesecake laced with oreo, almond praline, chocolate and salted toffee.   This unique experience made me question why I had not visited America’s since it moved from the Galleria.  And ladies, there are not many places you can find a mirror that flirts back with you.  The evening was a great new re-connection with distinctive old favorite.









By Donna Boyer, donna.boyer@cruiseplanners.com
October, 2016







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