[Bryant]

Well, finally made it to Vic's Embers Saturday night. On a scale of 1-5 with 5 being the best, I would rate the service 5+. The queen cut and blackened prime rib, I would rate a 4. The vegetable choices were corn or stewed tomatoes. Stewed tomatoes? Very strange. Not a corn lover, I chose the stewed tomatoes. I would rate them a -1. They came in a separate little dish and looked like pureed tomatoes with a crouton in the middle. I tasted it and it was sweet. I asked the waitress "what is that?" She said SWEET stewed tomatoes. She didn't use the word sweet originally. With all the vegetables in the world to offer, sweet stewed tomatoes, really? Other couple had chateaubriand (beautiful piece of meat), Asian mixed vegetables & fancy whipped potatoes. (That will definitely be my choice next time). Personally, I think my meal was about $4-$5 overpriced. However, show your POA membership card, and you get either an after dinner drink or a little dessert in a shot glass. Very nice. I would go back; probably next year, no sooner.

[graciegirl]

Sweet stewed tomatoes are how they are served in Ohio. Embers owner is from Dayton, Ohio.

I LOVE sweet stewed tomatoes.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

Sweet stewed tomatoes are how they are served in Ohio. Embers owner is from Dayton, Ohio.

I LOVE sweet stewed tomatoes.

The first love of my life (mom) always added some broken toast into the stewed dish. (That is the way it was done in NW Ohio)

[Bryant]

So it's an "Ohio" thing. Puzzle solved. Thanks for the response.
P.S. I thought the crouton was the only good thing about it. Sorry.

[buzzy]

Too sweet for me. I better stay out of Ohio, eh?

[JP]

What's a POA membership card?

[buggyone]

Originally Posted by JP

What's a POA membership card?

It is a card showing membership in the POA.

The POA is the Property Owners Asssoc. and is the opposite view of the Villages Homeowners Assoc. on all matters.

[JP]

Oh, so you can join the POA as well as be in the villagers homeowners assoc? It sounds like the two groups don't like to play well together.

[Bryant]

Sure, you can belong to both. The POA is something like $10/year, I believe. Some say, well I get it in my driveway for free anyway, but let's face it, it costs money to print a newspaper.

[Skip2MySue]

Originally Posted by Bryant

Sure, you can belong to both. The POA is something like $10/year, I believe. Some say, well I get it in my driveway for free anyway, but let's face it, it costs money to print a newspaper.

Vic's is our favorite "Special" dinner place to go. Love the stewed tomatoes and have always had a top quality meal there. The last time we were there on a Friday night they also had good dance music to enjoy.

We just renewed our membership and yes it's $10 for the household. Many interesting features in the newspaper and it seems to be a group that really works for all the Village homeowner's with any and all issues.
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[jbdlfan]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

The first love of my life (mom) always added some broken toast into the stewed dish. (That is the way it was done in NW Ohio)

We are from NW Ohio also. We didn't have much growing up and often this was a meal. We stewd them canned them ourselves. This meal was much like our Beef Manhattens without the beef.....

[graciegirl]

Recipe for quick sweet stewed tomatoes.

1 can diced tomatoes with juice.
1/2 cup sugar
2 Tablespoons Butter
1 Slice of white bread or toast torn up....or is it 2 slices of bread? Either will work.

Heat together and eat. Some people put in a greased cassarole and bake it and some put it in sauce pan and heat it.

Try to NOT think about all that butter and remember how much lycopene tomatoes have.

[PaPaLarry]

Originally Posted by Skip2MySue

Vic's is our favorite "Special" dinner place to go. Love the stewed tomatoes and have always had a top quality meal there. The last time we were there on a Friday night they also had good dance music to enjoy.

We just renewed our membership and yes it's $10 for the household. Many interesting features in the newspaper and it seems to be a group that really works for all the Village homeowner's with any and all issues.
Skip 2

100% agree with you. Will be taking my sweetheart to Vic's tonight for Valentines. By the way, they make a wonderful Brouscheta for an appetizer. (Thats tomatoes too)

[Mikiem]

Originally Posted by Bryant

Well, finally made it to Vic's Embers Saturday night. On a scale of 1-5 with 5 being the best, I would rate the service 5+. The queen cut and blackened prime rib, I would rate a 4. The vegetable choices were corn or stewed tomatoes. Stewed tomatoes? Very strange. Not a corn lover, I chose the stewed tomatoes. I would rate them a -1. They came in a separate little dish and looked like pureed tomatoes with a crouton in the middle. I tasted it and it was sweet. I asked the waitress "what is that?" She said SWEET stewed tomatoes. She didn't use the word sweet originally. With all the vegetables in the world to offer, sweet stewed tomatoes, really? Other couple had chateaubriand (beautiful piece of meat), Asian mixed vegetables & fancy whipped potatoes. (That will definitely be my choice next time). Personally, I think my meal was about $4-$5 overpriced. However, show your POA membership card, and you get either an after dinner drink or a little dessert in a shot glass. Very nice. I would go back; probably next year, no sooner.

Best Sunday Brunch hands down!!

[Patty55]

Do they have sides like baked potato, salad? I find it hard to believe it's just the tomato thing.