Jill, Carin and I ate at the Uptown Cafe in Bloomington before the opera Carmen. Uptown is well named as it fits both the locale and the ambience of the restaurant. Our food was quite good, attentive service and a quiet spot for dinner even with the restaurant rather full on a Friday night. We all chose different times from the menu many of the choices are Creole inspirited. TheShrim and grits in had sautéed jumbo shrimp, grilled andouille sausage, and cheddar jalapeño grits. Jill’s Pasta Chu Chu had Pastrami, julienne vegetables,Creole mustard cream sauce, and toasted breadcrumbs. The mustard sauce was excellent. My choice was a large green salad with baby lettuces, shaved vegetables, fresh herbs, mustard vinaigrette, topped with a fine fillet of grilled salmon. Highly recommend.
