Strictly routine were the somewhat chewy fried calamari mated with a zippy chili-powered dipping sauce.

Grilled calamari arrived somewhat chewy, but we would try it again.

The somewhat chewy two-pound lobster was upstaged by its terrific crabmeat stuffing, which resembled the crab cakes at half the price.

The somewhat chewy sirloin steak that arrived without its promised wild mushroom accompaniment is another.

The rice should be somewhat chewy and firm, neither crunchy nor so cooked that the kernels have split.

The slightly tart preserves are thick with the plump, somewhat chewy berries.

This dish proved superior to the veal chops pizzaiola, two somewhat chewy numbers in a robust red sauce.

WILD - These turkeys were a little disappointing: somewhat chewy, a little dry.

The also-rans are few, escargots sombreros, snails in somewhat chewy wonton skins, and a small portion of otherwise fine blackened lamb chops.

They have a somewhat chewy texture with a crystallized sugary exterior coating.