Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Continuous Education at Schwartz Brother's Restaurants

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Daniel's Broiler Manager Justin Doll in Sonoma

Odom and Gallo set up a deluxe winery tour through the Sonoma Valley for two Daniel's Broiler Bellevue Managers — Randy Austin, who sits on Daniel's Beverage Committee and oversees the wine dinners, and Justin Doll, our on-premise Wine Manager.

They visited seven wineries, including Louis Martini and Frei Brothers. Odom put them up at the famous MacMurray Ranch, founded by Fred MacMurray (from My Three Sons). They also enjoyed a beautiful outdoor dinner catered by Gallo chefs. At Daniel's, we are committed to neverending education.

Thursday, August 13, 2009

BORN BARTENDER

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Kelly Ehley has been working at Daniel's Broiler for nine years, but he has been a bartender since he was seven years old! His dad, Liam Gallagher has been playing the guitar at Kell's Irish Pub in Seattle for 25 years. Kelly went along with his parents to the gigs, and got a regular job barbacking at the Lock Ness Monster (name of the bar). One day a patron was shouting that he needed a beer, and the owner said, "Are you going to let him keep yelling or are you going to pour him a pint?" So Kelly poured the beer. And he's been at it since.

Kelly's other love is golf. When he's not bartending or coaching his son's baseball team, he's golfing. Year round, rain or shine. But Monday through Friday, you'll find him behind the bar at Daniel's Broiler Bellevue. Come on in and give him a shout, and Kelly would be happy to pour you a pint.

Thursday, August 6, 2009

DANIEL'S BROILER - SERVING USDA PRIME STEAK EXCLUSIVELY!

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Daniel's Broiler Prime Steaks & Chops has built its reputation by being the only major steakhouse in the region serving USDA prime beef exclusively. Prime is the top two percent of all graded beef in the nation. Daniel's has developed a long-standing reputation for exceptional hospitality, offering guests extensive choices off a world-class menu and an award-winning wine list, and providing comfort and quality throughout its dining rooms, lounges, private dining rooms, and decks. The same Daniel's experience is also served up through Daniel's Catering, wherever clients wish Daniel's to serve them and their guests.

By design, Schwartz Brothers Restaurants developed each of the three Daniel's signature restaurants (two in Seattle and one in Bellevue, Wash.) to have a different character and uniqueness while still maintaining the same excellence in food, wine, spirits, and service. Sweeping around each dining room, tall wide windows frame Seattle's famous icons: Mount Rainier; the Olympic mountain range; the Seattle skyline; houseboats, yachts and float planes on Lake Union; and Lake Washington's luxury lakeshore neighborhoods.

The Daniel's experience is world class at every location. At Lake Union, for example, it begins when the valet who opens the car door first greets visitors. As guests walk through the front entranceway, music from the glass-topped grand piano sets the swinging, Sinatra-style mood, and a team member welcomes them with a genuine smile of warmth. Diners are then escorted to an elegant display of the prime beef available on the menu:Porterhouse, Rib-Eye, Delmonico (bone-in New York), and Filet Mignon. Exclusive to Daniel's menu in the Seattle area is a slow-roasted, USDA Prime Bone-In Prime Rib that weighs between 28-32 ounces per serving.

All of Daniel's steaks and chops are 100 percent USDA prime, the top two percent of all graded beef in the nation. Every steak served is broiled at 1800 degrees, which produces a generous char on the outside of the steak while sealing the flavors inside.
Daniel's is also well known for its lobsters, especially jumbo coldwater rock lobster tails (well over one pound each). The lobsters are imported from Western Australia and are known for their firm texture and sweet nutty flavor.

Daniel's extensive wine list is honored with a Best Award of Excellence from Wine Spectator magazine. A plus for guests interested in fully exploring the wine selections, Sunday nights at Daniel's Leschi are Prime Wine Night - any bottle off the wine list is offered at half price when served in the dining room.

Restaurants and Institutions magazine ranked Daniel's in Bellevue the 82nd busiest restaurant in the country for the year 2005. On the top floor of an office tower and without outside signage, this bustling steakhouse has earned its reputation by word-of-mouth, one table at a time.

Daniel's at Leschi Marina in Seattle, the first of the three steakhouses to be established (1981), is situated on the shores of Lake Washington in an upscale residential neighborhood along a tree-lined boulevard of shops and restaurants overlooking the marina. Daniel's at Leschi is an elegant hideaway for captains of industry and other recognized figures in the community, as well as one of the top choices for locals to get engaged and celebrate their wedding anniversaries. Daniel's Broiler Leschi is one of only two restaurants in all of Seattle located right on the shores of Lake Washington.

Schwartz Brothers Restaurants recently added a corporate concierge to its staff to provide personalized service for the group business market. Guests have a wide variety of choices at all three locations for their corporate functions, including multi-media capabilities. Other private group functions, social occasions and special celebrations are also held at Daniel's.

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

WINE BLOGGER

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One of our servers at Daniel's Broiler Bellevue is a sommelier, which requires a very difficult and demanding testing and certification process. Bryan Schweitzer has his own wine blog, where he tastes and reviews wines. You can subscribe for free at: http://www.ambassadorofwine.com/winetauwk/.