Another terrific opener was a special of tender charcoal-grilled baby octopus atop mixed greens, the best version of this dish I have ever sampled.

Even grilled skewers of chicken, lightly touched with lemon, arrived atop dressed greens.

Let steak rest for a minute before slicing, and then place it atop greens, with its juices.

Daily specials go gourmet, with mains such as salmon atop greens with soy-wasabi vinaigrette.

The shrimp, atop greens, weren't warm, and the portion size certainly did not justify the $11 price.

On another visit, we tried the second salad, which had blue cheese wrapped in a crisp phyllo shell and served alongside a port-simmered pear atop greens.

The barbecue, which resembled a double-cut pork chop, arrived atop wilted greens with jalapeno corn sticks.

A diner looking for a light meal chose grilled chicken breast atop mixed greens with grilled vegetables.

A spicy remoulade dotted the plate edge of seared tuna atop lovely greens tossed with ginger vinaigrette.

But a special of heirloom tomatoes atop greens with fried green tomatoes and mini grilled cheese sandwich bits left us cold.