My husband and I went to Cascadia for the first time last weekend. We decided to order from their set menu which is a three course prix fixe menu for $25.00. I chose the grilled summer vegetable salad and my husband ordered the Chilled Golden Tomato Gazpacho Soup to start. My salad was good but the soup was excellent. Next I chose the Escalope of Pork Loin and my husband ordered the Barbecued Chopped Steak. The Escalope of Pork Loin was a thin slice of pork loin that was so thin it was like eating pork leather, the Steak was actually a hamburger patty that was served very, very rare. Don't get me wrong I love my beef rare but this was bordering on tartar. The dishes were simply horrible, it was as if we were being punished for ordering from the set menu. We talked to our waiter and he apologized and told us to order another entree from the main menu. He even went as far as to say that the set menu wasn't a good representation of the food at Cascadia. When he returned with our new entrees it was as if we were transported to another restaurant, one that had excellent food. Our waiter was very kind to us he felt horrible about the whole situation. I don't understand why restaurants offer special set menus and then turn around and serve terrible food, shame on them. If I should ever return to Cascadia it will be for a drink in the front patio and some food from the happy hour menu.
