This was a great recipe and very simple. I had to get more information on the internet on how to prepare the artichokes prior to boiling. They are also expensive in my part of the country, but worth it on occasion.

Something must have went very wrong. No one enjoyed these.

Really tasty alternative to regular steamed artichokes. I liked it a lot. I had a problem with the artichokes kind of falling apart once they came out of the pot and therefore made it hard to grill. Flavor was great. Will try again and boil less time to get the true grilled version of this. Loved the shallots and garlic in the dipping sauce. Added a few dashes of tabasco to the dipping at the end. YUM!

This was our firt time eating artichokes; always had been curious what they tasted like... And let me tell you; they're absolutely wonderful. It certianally won't be our last time having them; either! This recipe is great; has a delicious flavour; is quite easy compared to a good number of the other recipes. Very filling; too; after eating just one (though I'd doubled the recipe); I was full. Will definately make this again!

These are THE BEST artichokes EVER!!!! I made a little extra of the butter sauce because it is SO good! As someone else said, this is the only way I will eat artichokes on their own from now on!

This was excellent! My husband used the entire amount of butter to grill the chokes with, but that is just fine because these are excellent dipped in mayo!

WOW!!! We loved this recipe! I always enjoy artichokes... but this is the best. I was noce because I could have it ready ahead of time and then just have my husband finish it on the grill. The flavor was excelent, even though I did not have the shalots. Thank you!

Followed the recipes exactly. we threw them out. we did not like AT ALL

I loved how the artichokes turned out, but I was a little disappointed in the shallot butter. I will continue to prepare my artichokes this way, but will probably use a garlic mayo instead.

Very easy to make if you are a regular cook. Fantastic flavor. This is a great recipe!

A very well know restaurant here in KC serves these, which is the only reason I eat there. Now I can make my own on my own grill! Fabulous recipe....I added 2 more garlic cloves.

Just one word Fantastic! Artichokes are my fav.. I grew up on them My normal way to eat them is steam them and then dip them in mayonaise wich I am also love. My hubby hates artichokes because he thinks they are an excuse to eat straight mayonaise. I cook with shallots alot and I always have some on hand and I was out of mayonaise so I browsed on this site and found this recipe. Anything with garlic rates high in my book. And this was just amazing wow I will never look at mayonaise the same way again.

Wow, that shallot butter is delish! I made this on a whim because I had 2 artichokes that needed to be used, and happened to have shallots too. My husband wasn't home, and I ended up eating two whole artichokes for dinner by myself. I don't really recommend that. But they sure tasted great at the time!

This is my first time making artichokes and theses were sooooo amazing and easy. The grilling really does make a difference. These were better than I've had in a restaurant, and my boyfriend said they were the best he's had in his whole life. I used more garlic and shallot than called for and it turned out great. A tip to keep your artichokes under water while boiling is to invert a steamer on top of them. Serve as well with mayonaise and fresh lemon wedges for a variety. Oh, and by the way, a great way to remove the choke is to use a grapefruit spoon (if you have it)- it's easy to get it out whole that way! Hope this helps!

These are soooo good. After trying this, I can't go back to plain steamed artichokes again. Thanks for a great recipe.