Inaugural eating meeting: Om Restaurant

Tonight we had our inaugural eating meeting! It went great, despite a flurry of last-minute cancellations (hope the Twins win and that colds are overcome). We decided a couple things going forward:

-- We'll plan to split the cost of food evenly, but keep track of our own alcohol at these meals
-- We'll meet roughly once a month; Sunday nights are good
-- Someone will organize each month, and be in charge of sending out evites, making reservations, etc.
-- The organizer will also pick the restaurant, but will not be held at all responsible if it turns out to be a dud -- we want to encourage us all to try new places!
-- Feel free to invite more friends. It seems like we have plenty of room at the table :)

We liked Om's food, especially the naan, but might dock points for temperature--the challenge of heating a basement dining area has yet to be overcome.

We ordered four entrees and some sides to split. They were
Vegetable pot pie
Salmon with coconut curry
Scallops on a bed of spinach (spicy!)
Avocado-stuffed chicken breast
Peanut-stuffed eggplant
Naan with paneer and mint
Naan with potato and green chili
Chickpea pancakes

My favorite was probably the vegetable curry or the salmon, but the chicken was a crowd-pleaser, too. The naan was excellent -- crusty on the outside and chewy on the inside. Would be a delicious late-night snack with one of their cocktails.

Next up: Heartland on November 15!