Blu American Eatery - Petaluma, CA

Blu American Eatery

140 2nd St. #100 

Petaluma, CA 94952

Blu is located in Petaluma’s downtown and waterfront district.  Conveniently located on a corner near the movie theater and the free parking structure, it’s perfectly positioned to attract passersby such as ourselves.

The inside of the restaurant is contemporary and very open with lots of windows and space between the tables.  We sat at a booth near the window and found that it was fairly poorly set up because the table moved, but the booth seat did not so both of us were uncomfortably far away from the table when it was placed evenly between us.  Finally we pushed the table closer to one side and sat next to each other for convenience.

We both decided on pancakes – the blueberry buttermilk and the lemon ricotta.  Our order was taken promptly and our drinks were brought to us almost instantly after ordering.  When the food arrived it was piping hot and had fresh strawberries and blueberries on top.  The plates looked identical and at first we didn’t know whose pancakes were whose.  Since we had already decided to split both, we dug in and soon figured out which was which.

Lemon ricotta pancakes with chicken sausage

The lemon ricotta pancakes were very moist and had a nice hint of sweet and tart.  They were piping hot and needed several seconds between bites to cool down.  Warm syrup was served on the side, but didn’t lend itself well to the lemon ricotta combination.  A better pairing would have been fresh whipped cream for a more subtle sweet flavor.  The pancakes were served with a side of chicken apple sausage.  Chicken sausage is a trend in Northern CA and I learned that Petaluma used to be a major chicken farming area.  This sausage was good, but lacked the flavor of other chicken sausages I had during the trip. 

The blueberry buttermilk pancakes were okay, but nothing to write home about.  The texture was unimpressive and we mostly just ate the blueberry pancakes with a bite of the lemon ricotta pancakes.  The combination made for an enjoyable eating experience.  This was also served with traditional maple syrup and it left much to be desired and lacked imagination or creativity.  We were put off by the fact that we were given one small serving of syrup to share between the two plates.  It was presumptuous and would have been better had they either given us each a serving or given us a larger serving adequate for sharing.

While Blu met our basic hunger needs, it fell short of the wow factor we seek when going out to eat.