November- Cooper's Hawk

Next month is our last month in our little new restaurant a month project. Brian an I both agreed that our second to last choice has also been our best choice so far. Last weekend we went to Cooper's Hawk Winery. The restaurant is inside the mall in Merrillville. It was kind of strange that such a nice looking, and expensive place is inside of a mall.

At Cooper's Hawk they make their own wine, and the food on the menu is paired with the wine. Brian and I skipped the wine and just had iced tea (I know you are not surprised). Before our food was brought to our table, they brought us a little loaf of pretzel bread. It was delicious. We devoured it in less than five minutes. For our main meal Brian ordered maple, mustard & pretzel-crusted pork medallions and I ordered Dana's Parmesan crusted chicken. The food was delicious. It was very flavorful. Mine came with a side of the cheesy potato casserole that was to die for. Brian and I both agreed that if we just ordered a giant side of those potatoes we would have been satisfied. The one down side of the food was the portions. Luckily I ordered what I did. Brian's meal was a very small portion (typical expensive fancy restaurant, pay $20 for the tiniest piece of meat in the world), but luckily with the chicken they give you two giant pieces, so Brian was able to eat some of mine.

Cooper's Hawk was a good choice. Good food and our waitress was friendly. This is one place we will go again once our bank account has recovered. They do have a cheaper lunch menu and sandwiches if you want to go , but not spend as much money

Food: 4 STARS

Price: Make your boyfriend pay.