Steuben’s staff weathers power outage and rain to make good impression on guests

Longtime Denver TV and radio sports personality Les Shapiro gave Steuben’s restaurant, 523 E. 17th Ave., a Facebook shout-out last week for the restaurants ability to make lemonade out of lemons. Here’s what he said:

“Went there for dinner last night with another couple. Sat outside on the patio. About 10 minutes after we ordered, the electricity went out all over the neighborhood. The kitchen couldn’t cook/warmup anything. Only three entrees were completed. The fourth never made it out of the embryonic stage. The side dishes were aborted, also. Then, halfway through dinner, it began to rain and we were moved inside. The Steuben’s staff was incredibly accommodating. They comped our meal. And when they found out it was (Shapiro’s wife) Paula’s birthday, they also brought out two desserts, including an incredible coconut vanilla buttercream cake. Nice job, www.steubens.com And thank you.”

FYI, Steuben’s new dessert menu is courtesy of new Executive Pastry Chef, Nadine Donovan, who left a similar position at Old Major. Donovan joined Steubens in early 2015 and according the restaurant website, “Nadine hasn’t wasted any time getting started — less than two weeks after coming on board she’s already added a breath of new life to the Steuben’s dessert menu.”