Chez Janou

今日はソルボンヌ（パリ大学）で一緒だったイスラエル人の友達３人とランチに行きました。様々なサイトで美味しいと絶賛されていたChez Janou。お洒落で有名なマレ地区から少し離れているにも関わらず、着いたらほぼ満席状態。ここではプロヴァンス料理を売りとしており、私は１３．５ユーロのランチメニュー、ズッキーニと山羊のチーズ、そしてステーキを注文。プロヴァンス料理はフランス南部、プロヴァンス地方の料理であり、ニンニク、オリーブ油、ハーブを頻繁に使います。ステーキは外国の牛肉だから仕方ないと思うのですが、私には若干固すぎました・・・だけど前菜があまりにも美味しかったので全く気にしません！通常は山羊のチーズが使われている料理は重く感じますが、ここのチーズはとてもサッパリで胃にも全く負担を感じませんでした。山羊のチーズは臭くて重いから嫌いな友達もこれならいけるともう一人の友達のプレートから分けてもらっていました。
  
ウエイトレスも笑顔がとっても可愛い女の子で、サービスも良かったのでまたリピートしたいと思います。

Today I went for lunch with 3 of my Israeli friends from the Sorbonne (University of Paris). We went to Chez Janou which had rave reviews from many websites. The restaurant is a tad away from the famous and fashionable Marais district but it was still packed when we arrived. Their attraction is their Provence cuisine and so I chose the 13.50 euros lunch menu consisting of zucchini with goat cheese and a steak. Provence cuisine comes from the Provence area which is in the south of France and uses garlic, olive oil, and herbs often in their dishes. The steak was slightly tough for my liking but I suppose it can't be helped because that's how beef in other countries are. However I didn't mind that at all because the entree was so delicious! Usually dishes with goat cheese tend to be too heavy, but the cheese here was light and didn't feel heavy on the stomach at all. One of my friend hates goat cheese because of the smell and the heaviness but she said she is more than fine with the cheese here and was having some from another friend's plate.

The waitress was a sweet girl with a great smile and service was great so I think I will be a repeating customer.

Chez Janou
2 Rue Roger Verlomme 75003
01 42 72 28 41