They deliver flavor and texture that most salad greens, having been shipped across the country, barely suggest.

Noteworthy at $16 is a Rosemount Shiraz, 1991, from Australia, which delivers flavor and strength.

Sesame-infused pepper oil with natural peanut butter, tossed lightly with soba noodles, also delivered only faint flavor.

The mussels rosette, on first try, failed to deliver much flavor.

The only disappointing starter was the dry, crumbly, stuffed meatballs ($5.50) that delivered little assertive flavor.

Microbrew root beers and ginger ales delivered more flavor; the colas did not.

At lunch, shrimp in garlic sauce ($7), despite its few finely minced red peppers, delivered flavor but no punch.

It delivers flavor as much as heat.

This light chardonnay-pinot noir blend delivers fine bubbles, toasty flavor and subtlety.

The bass and shrimp do not deliver much flavor.