El Salon Berlin

For those of you that remember “The Governors” bar on 53rd. St. in Moline, or “The Palace”, by the railroad tracks, in East Moline, well, we have been introduced here, to “El Salon Berlin”. Let me just say that they have amazing food, which changes every day, and is mouthwateringly scrumptious; staff that remember what you ordered the first time they met you, so they know, probably, what you will probably want now, and can recommend whatever the Chef has on the ‘best list’ for today.

We have been to El Salon Berlin probably 6 times in the past 6 weeks, and have not had to order our drinks, or botana, (appetizers), after the first time, in all of these times. Two incredibly nice men of service, (waiters), Benito (Benny) and Alejandro, (Ale), by name, have taken care of us each time we have been there, and we can say, without exception, that this is a place we will go to for years to comes. It reminds us of the tv series “Cheers”, where everyone knows your name, and all the drinks, they stay the same.

I am here to say that, in a city this large, to have strangers, now friends, that know your names, who know who you are, and what you like, and what you will tolerate, (there are many foods here that many abhor, but we enjoy), is a miracle in itself. Thank God we were introduced to El Salon Berlin! Thank you, Enrique. We love you tons. If not for you, we may have never learned of this “Brigadoon”, only blocks from us!! (I tried to type it in Spanish but it came up waaaay wrong.)

Here are a few photos of our recent visit.

La Botana- sopa de lenitles. Of course, there are always 2 shots for every one ordered, no matter the time. (If we must!) That is lentil soup with freshly baked crusty bread. The red stuff is a sangria, which is “house made”, and lovely.
This is Carne de la Cola de Res en una salsa de adobo. (Ox tail in a red sauce.) I cannot tell you here, just how much flavor this dish had, but I will tell you that there was not a speck of red left on any of our plates.

We had a wonderful couple of hours, again, in a place, (our Brigadoon), that makes us feel at home, and accepted, no matter how our days have gone!! Thank you, so much, to Benny, and Alejandro, who always knows what we want, or need, before we even know we want it; and to Chef, (I do not know his name, yet, but I will, the next time I write about them.) They are a group of people that do not , I do not think, even know the services they provide for us!! We come there, looking to relax, and talk to our mates about the times we have had since we last were with them, and they fill in all of the blanks. We will see all of you in the next few days.

Thank you, everyone, at El Salon Berlin.

2 thoughts on “El Salon Berlin”

  1. Diana, it sounds like you and Ivan are starting to get familiar with your surroundings! Nice to find an eating place that feels comfortable and like home! And that’s great that you are getting out and exploring the city. Rather daunting I imagine, but you’ll be old pros at it in the near future.
    Do you stop in at your new place every day and check on the progress that’s being made? Bet you’re anxious and excited to be in it, and make it your own space. Sure looks like it’s going to be nice when it’s all done!
    Keep up your blogging…so fun and interesting to read what you’ve been experiencing! Miss you, but know you’re in your happy place!
    PS…did you hear that Stephanie Barber left the OR…☹️…took a job with Schreier at GSA.

    1. Mary Beth texted and said 7th St is closing in the near future. How many others are going to leave?

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