Euphoria

My wife and I love walking down the canal for a snack or drinks at Euphoria. Indeed its location is great, and even nestled in a touristy part of town the unique style makes it stand out. A great place to get a local IPA, chicken wings, and chill on the canal.

For a full meal you'll get good food too. The dishes range from the expected American fare to a bit on the creative side. I enjoy the pulled pork nachos. Overall the food is probably above average for this type of place. Including some tasty ice cream!

Doga are accepted on the patio, and they have a dog menu too from Three Dog Bakery. If you're into that kind of thing.

I love, love, love Euphoria and am thrilled that such a great restaurant is in Naptown! First off, the building it's in, Buggs Temple, is just beautiful. The exposed ceiling rafters and stained glass windows give the space an impressive drama, yet the lighting gives it warmth. Our waiter was very helpful and conversational - the kind you tip generously because he helped make your night more enjoyable. And wow, the dinner I had here was one of the best in my life! The cheese plate, the 3 unique entrees my parents and I shared, the dessert - all out of this world! The menu changes often so I'm definitely going back to try more of this euphoric food!

We had a Groupon for Euphoria, so my husband and I decided to check it out tonight.

We started off with the Bleu Stuffed Dates.  Wow!  I never knew a cheese stuffed date on a roasted red beet could taste so good, but it was just lovely!  

Next we tried the smoked turnip soup with crab, organges and pickled onion top.  Now, my farm delivery always threatens to send turnips to my house and I always substitute them for another option.  Now that I know what you can do with a turnip, I will never turn them down again.  The soup could have been hotter, but it tasted wonderful.  It was nice and creamy.  The oranges, crab and onion were the perfect compliment.

We also opted for the 5 cheeses.  Loved them all.  I know you should just eat the cheese alone, but I especially enjoyed the goat and sheep cheese on the cracker with a wonderful peach jam.  The jam complimentd the strong cheese and made it taste just out of this world.

For my entree' I had the Salmon. It was served on grits and hummus and topped with pine nuts, smoked beets, cilantro and a lemon vinagrette.  This was wonderful.  There wasn't one ingredient that overpowered another.  It was a very nice blend of textures.  And since I am a huge fan of grits, it was a nice surprise to see them paired with something besides my morning eggs.

My husband had the Breaded Eggplant served over curried lentils and topped with turnip and wild mushroom.  I had several bites and it was just great!!  It was so savory.  The eggplant was nice and crispy.  

Dessert, I had a Banana Crepe with graham cracker gelato over chocolate and caramel.  It was one of the very best desserts that I have ever had.

I have eaten at quite a few fine dining/gourmet restaurants and I have NEVER been as impressed with the food as I was tonight.  It was a little pricey, even with our Groupon we still paid about $70 with the tip.  This place is on our list to go back.  The next time we want a very special night out, we will make Euphoria the place.  I am telling all my friends that are foodies to try it.  Also, there was one review that complained about spotty glasses and silverware.  My husband and I both complimented how sparkly and clear the glasses were while we were waiting for our server to greet us.

Overall, we had a lovely time and we would definately go back and ask for the same server.  I believe that Lucas was his name.  Our water glasses were NEVER empty.  He was friendly and gave us first class service.