Best Birthday Dinner!

Tonight Shane took me to a restaurant called Jasper's...let me add an aside here...Shane and I went to a thank you to the media of Austin in July/Aug sometime. They gave away gift baskets from businesses around Austin and we won one...(most likely because Shane was there too...I don't win anything! :) In this basket was a gift card for dinner for two at Jasper's. So we took advantage of it for my birthday!
This place is AWESOME! It's a new special night out place! Since it was all paid for we tried it all! Appetizer, salad, entree and dessert! Everything from the food, to the atmosphere to the service was great! If you watch Iron Chef, you will appreciate this place! The chef who started it in Dallas beat Bobby Flay on the Iron Chef.
I totally felt like a judge on Iron Chef. The presentation of the food was amazing and it made you want to try it all! I am not a seafood eater...apparently (apart from the crab) I have never eaten seafood cooked right. I tried the Rock Shrimp...which was yummy and even tried Shane's tuna...which just melted in my mouth...If I could have gotten past the fact that it was raw tuna I probably would have eaten another bite!
I ordered focaccia bread (yummy!), the house salad (amazing pecan pieces on it), and the baby back ribs (fall off the bones literally!).
Right now I am enjoying the Butterfinger Creme Brulee. It had a homemade piece of butterfinger on it and the whole thing is amazing! I can't wait to try the other 2 "mini" desserts in the fridge!
I think my favorite part (besides the food) was the server. He always said "Of course" when you told him what you want...as if there was no other choice and your choice was the best there was! or "My pleasure" I have to say I love it when I am told this...When Shane and I were on vacation once, every person at the hotel said, "My pleasure"...it makes me feel as if I am the most important person in the world...This also makes me think that I should be saying this to my children...It might help me have a better attitude...I've yet to do it though! :)
Anyway...the best part of the evening was when they said..."The check is covered." We practically had to beg the waiter to let us leave a tip!
All in all it was a good "21st" birthday! ;)
(I was going to put pictures of the food up, but I can't get them off the website...you'll just have to go here to check it out!)