Cuisine:

• Continental
• European
• Catering

Wally's Desert Turtle Description:
Entrees range from $24 to $40. The restaurant serves dinner daily beginning at 6 p.m. A fashion show luncheon is also served on Fridays between 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Wally's Desert Turtle is the namesake of Wally Botello, who built the restaurant in 1978. Son Michael carries on the family tradition with as much aplomb as he might carry a delicate objet d'art. The loving preservation of the menu's classic and deservedly popular dishes makes choice difficult. For hors d'oeuvres, should it be the sautéed sweetbreads with polenta or the pan-seared Maine scallops with plantain fritters, mango, pepper and cilantro relish? As a main course, do you opt for the Provimi veal scaloppine with risotto and lemon caper sauce; the roasted duck breast with medjool date sauce; or the imported Dover sole, either amandine or meunière? There is a sense of security when faced with so many old friends. The sweets may be an easier choice if you take the recommendation of the pastry chef and try one of the six soufflés. But then you'd miss that blast from the past, the baked Alaska. Wine choices are equally challenging, as Wally's has a list of more than 200 selections. If you're looking for buzz, then this isn't your place, but the food is certainly impressive and that trumps everything.


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