Other good openers were a mesclun salad with blue cheese and walnuts and a classic Caesar.

The classic Caesar with big, crunchy croutons was also excellent.

The "classic" Caesar salad is served with stiff little anchovies stretched like veins atop the leaves of lettuce.

The best salad sampled was the classic Caesar.

Much better were the warm spinach salad (created with fanfare) and the classic Caesar.

The classic Caesar with its buttery homemade croutons led the salads.

Our waiter told us that it had a little bite, and it did, but it still came across as the classic Caesar.

Just as good was the classic Caesar with its crunchy homemade croutons.

The less than classic Caesar, though, had a bland, creamy dressing.

The classic Caesar and the house salad of baby field greens in a snappy lemon-herb vinaigrette were a better way to go.