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I took my husband to The Rhapsody last week, because he had been craving stuffed cabbage for a while. I read a review in the Free Press last week, so decided based on that to treat him and see what the food was like. I am not a big fan of ethnic restaurants that have old, worn out-looking dining rooms. This one did in my opinion, so my first impression was not that great. I realize the decorations are Hungarian, I have no problem with that, but this restaurant looks to me like it could use new carpeting and fresh paint on the walls. As I said, just my personal opinion.
On to the food: My husband ordered the dinner-sized portion of the stuffed cabbage with sausage and said it was delicious. He didn't even need a knife to cut through the cabbage, it was so tender. We also had a bread basket on the table. The bread, in our opinion was sort of stale and dry. He ordered the regular salad and the house dressing (vinegar and sugar) and said the dressing was 'interesting', but the salad was not distinguishing in any way, just lettuce and veggies.
I ordered the veal crepe. It came to me covered with WAY too much paprika gravy and the food was just warm. But, the veal was tender; the crepes didn't seem like 'French' crepes (thin), but just a little thicker than that, almost like a pancake, but tender, not tough. The veal itself didn't have much flavor until I sprinkled on some salt. I also ordered the cucumber and sour cream salad, which was VERY good, but serving was way too large for me and couldn't finish it; I decided to eat half and leave room for the veal crepe. Aside from all this, we ordered soft drinks and our waitress continuously gave us refills, which was nice. Service was very friendly and prompt.
I skipped dessert, but my husband ordered the walnut cake with european chocolate frosting. He said it was great and the european chocolate not as sweet as our American chocolate. He spent years in Germany in the military, so he is very familiar with the chocolate. He said the entire meal reminded him of his time in Europe.
In all, a couple of decent meals, could have more flavor to the veal crepe. We 'might' go back to try some other items on the menu, but it won't be a regular destination for us. Our bill came to about $32.00, so it's comparable to, say, Taco Especial or other ethnic restaurant's bill for two people.
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