But a dinner weeks later was a through-and-through disappointment: cocktails that were too sweet, an iceberg wedge ($8) with buttermilk dressing that was too sweet; leaden pork meatballs ($11) in a tomato sauce that was too sweet; an Angus beef burger ($11) on a borderline stale bun that disintegrated upon being touched.
The White Star Imperial Daisy is a Kate Winslet cosmo -- bitter and sweet, like love and icebergs.
Joseph's special salad, garnished with tomato, basil, bacon and onion, was dressed with the steak sauce, which I found too sweet and strong for the iceberg lettuce.
WHAT WE LIKE Barbecued chicken wings, fried pickle chips, corn bread, sweet potato fries, chopped salad, iceberg wedge, barbecued chicken, ribs, salmon, pulled pork sandwich, baked beans, coleslaw, potato salad, mac and cheese, warm brownie soufflé, Lincoln logs.
Toppings: 1/4" slice raw sweet onion (Vidalia, Walla Walla), 1 leaf crunchy iceberg or Romaine lettuce, 1/4" slice wide tomato (only if ripe otherwise skip it).
You will find red romaine, green romaine and frisée (top); green leaf (center); and French iceberg (bottom) that is crisp and sweet.
After starting the day on a farm in South Carolina lunching on iceberg lettuce salad, venison lasagna and sweet iced tea, I had the taxi from the airport take me directly to a restaurant in Chelsea.
These sweet, spicy prawns and pineapple are gorgeous with the crunchy iceberg lettuce.
With lobster, oysters, and fresh sweet corn on the grill, creamy shrimp chowder, potato and iceberg salads, baked beans, and more, this menu of classic coastal New England dishes is perfect for entertaining outdoors this summer.
All the salads sparkle, especially the exemplary Caesar, the iceberg wedge with chunky blue-cheese dressing and the Norwegian salad of sweet and sour cucumbers.
