A friend of ours was a Caltech student (genius!) and belonged to the Caltech Faculty Club. He told us about the club’s Wednesday night buffet ($28) and that they have really good prime rib! Outsiders can only get in by being invited by a club member. So he invited a big group of us~
The buffet is held at The Athenaeum, beautiful~ No strict dress code but collar shirt is recommended.
The buffet area was at the garden outside. The salad bar has many delicious gourmet salad, raw oyster, crab legs, shrimp and cheese.
The seatings are inside a grand and classical ballroom (with piano performance). The sushi roll, salmon and tuna are not bad, but the yellowtail are a bit fishy.
Prime Rib. Sliced at your order. It’s so juicy and tender, so good! I especially like the wasabi mashed sweet potato side. There are a lot more meat actually (forgot to take pictures), fish, chicken…so much food! But some people continued to get their 2nd and 3rd slice of prime rib.
More desserts. We came too late so when we get to dessert they were wrapping up, and many desserts were gone already~
Still the desserts are amazing, full of variety~ Banana Flambé was made right in front of you (mini-fire show) when you ordered.
The chocolate fountain where you dip strawberries, marshmallow, etc. Afterward we took a stroll at Cal tech campus to walk off the food. I love the whole experience, one of the better buffets I’ve ever been to.
Tags: Buffet, Cake, Dessert, Rib
Exhausted from driving under the cruel sun, I dived in the first of the many Vietnamese Sandwich places on Valley Blvd. for some ice coffee and Banh mi (and air con). This place is surprisingly huge inside: it has internet cafe section, ice cream booth, dessert bar & mini-market.
