They probably wouldn't pass muster at a health food restaurant, but are nonetheless fabulous with the chicken. I guess he hadn't heard that pork is now safer than ground beef, and we needn't worry about trichinosis anymore. The big surprise of the evening was Gus' famous seafood chowder. More than anything else, I tried it out of a skeptical curiosity. Peppery, slightly creamy and laden with shellfish, it was a perfect winter appetizer.
Waiters are downright perky.
But not one of them seems to be comfortable uncorking a bottle of wine, so the bartender does the honors and sends it over. Desserts aren't very interesting. The apple pie is homemade, but its filling is as mushy as applesauce, and the crust isn't at all flaky. I couldn't bear to try it. Daisy Mae's logo is an image of Daisy Mae herself, a cowgirl whose previous incarnation might have been in duplicate on some trucker's mud flaps.