Chez Georges (1 Rue du Mail)
I wanted to go to Chez Georges because it was Julia Child’s favorite restaurant in Paris, where she enjoyed their Sole Meunière. If Chez Monsieur was the trad power lunch spot, Chez Georges was the trad spot for the ladies who lunch. The inside restaurant is small, but they have lots of outside tables which were filled, which what seemed like lots of women shoppers (perhaps they had come from Galerie Vivienne where I shopped after lunch).
- They started us off with a plate of fresh radishes. If you like radishes, you’ll be quite happy. Bread and butter was very good. We also had two glasses of champagne.
- For mains, I had Chicken Georges, the MOST tender breast of chicken on a bed of onions and tomatoes in a rich brothy sauce. After a spoonful of it I said, “Wow,” out loud. The flavor of the sauce was so deep with the taste of vegetables that had been simmered for hours.
-Jerry got one of their specials of the day, Rack of Lamb and a side of String Beans. Lamb and String Beans- perfectly cooked. - A note about the two older female servers. They worked hard, very hard, bustling like crazy, yet still managed to be personable and friendly.
