It’s night two and we’ve had a nice day at Coco Cay but we ate lunch late so we’re not super hungry 4 hours later. This is the danger of having to make reservations before knowing what our day would be like. I wish I was more hungry because tonight is dinner at CHOPS GRILLE and I’ve been dreaming of steak for the past week so it’s so sad that I’m not more hungry to really savor it.

STILL! We started off our dinner splitting the COLOSSAL SHRIMP COCKTAIL and a CAESAR SALAD. Nothing out of the ordinary but they were both pretty good and it was a nice start. The shrimp was a little sad to share seeing as there were so few pieces but it didn’t taste so amazing that I wanted more.

For my entree I, of course, had to order a steak and went with the 6oz PETITE FILET the perfect amount for how full I already was from the late lunch. It looked a little sad on the plate but it tasted great and our server offered various sauces that sat in the nice little ridge of the plate to dip with our meat. I did have a bite or two left at the end but if I had been properly hungry at the start of dinner it would’ve been a great amount. Karie ordered a larger regular filet and it was way too much food. Super sad to see quality meat like this go to waste. Sorry steak.

At Chops, apparently the sides come in little dishes for the table to share so we ended up getting GRILLED JUMBO ASPARAGUS, YUKON GOLD MASHED POTATOES, and SAUTEÉD MUSHROOMS. Everything was good so it was really sad we were so full we couldn’t finish everything.

Our waiter was nice too, and he kept trying to get us to order more so we would get our money’s worth so when we ordered the NEW YORK CHEESECAKE to share he offered to pack up two more desserts to take back to our room so we got another slice of cheesecake and some KEY LIME PIE. Both good choices but so rich when we ate it later.

So! Chops was pretty good. A classic steakhouse, again nothing too fantastical or amazing but it was a quality meal and worth it to me to get seated in a nice dining room instead of hustling through a buffet looking for free tables.