2/5 Timothy M. 1 year ago on Google
Maybe
this
was
an
off
night
since
the
reviews
are
generally
good,
but
I
cannot
recommend
it
based
on
our
experience
tonight.
It's
my
40th
birthday
today
and
I
was
hoping
for
someplace
family
friendly
and
down
to
earth
but
with
a
lot
of
soul
(think
Homi
in
St.
Paul)
so
I
could
enjoy
a
rare
meal
out
with
my
wife
and
two
young
daughters.
Our
server
was
friendly
but
missed
multiple
opportunities
throughout
the
evening,
and
it
was
not
busy.
I
counted
approximately
four
people
at
the
bar
and
another
~2
parties
in
the
restaurant.
Trying
to
fit
in
a
little
celebration
where
possible,
I
got
their
feature
drink
(top
center
on
the
drink
menu).
It
was
not
bad,
but
heavy
on
ice,
and
the
salt
on
the
rim
was
>75%
missing
(see
photo).
Presentation
was
poor
in
my
opinion.
We
got
the
guacamole
(typically
one
of
my
wife's
favorites),
which
I
believe
was
house
made,
but
came
out
just
pressed
into
a
serving
dish.
In
both
my
wife's
opinion
and
mine,
it
lacked
vibrancy
in
both
look
and
flavor.
We
also
ended
up
stalling
out
here
because
we
ran
out
of
chips.
I
think
it's
the
first
time
I've
seen
her
not
finish
an
order
of
guacamole.
I
had
fried
chicken
over
a
slaw
over
some
fried
plantain
chips,
which
seemed
to
me
like
it
wanted
to
be
the
restaurant's
feature
dish.
The
fried
chicken
was
probably
the
highlight
for
the
night.
It
seemed
prepped
fresh
in
house
and
was
easily
into
"good"
territory.
It
was
cooked
quite
respectably
and
the
breading
was
very
nicely
light
and
crispy,
but
could
have
used
more
seasoning
in
my
opinion.
I
also
question
the
butchering
(don't
know
if
this
was
in
house
or
not),
as
one
of
my
four
pieces
was
the
spine
and
about
1/4
-
1/2
of
a
breast.
The
plate
was
obviously
dressed
from
a
condiment
bottle
and
the
dressing
was
good.
Nicely
acidic
and
flavorful
to
provide
balance
to
the
fried
chicken.
The
slaw
was
not
great.
It
was
not
quite
as
crunchy
as
I'd
hope
for
and
putting
the
chicken
on
it
resulted
in
it
being
room
temperature-ish.
It
had
been
dressed
with
something
but
it
didn't
come
through
enough
to
really
stand
on
its
own.
I
enjoyed
the
plantain
chips;
mainly
the
ones
around
the
outside
as
the
ones
in
with
the
slaw
quickly
got
damp
and
stale-ish
textured.
My
wife
got
a
steak,
eggs,
beans,
plantains,
and
tortilla
dish.
Good
news
first,
the
eggs
were
delightful
and
she
said
the
beans
and
1/2
of
a
plantain
were
good.
The
steak
however
was
probably
the
low
point
of
the
night.
At
about
2"
x
2"
by
maybe
1/4"
thick,
it
was
very
overcooked
and
I
really
don't
have
anything
positive
to
say
about
it.
Overall,
we
came
in
hopeful
as
we
miss
our
food
options
here
vs.
living
down
near
midway
and
frogtown
and
we
really
wanted
a
hole-in-the-wall
with
a
lot
of
love
in
the
food
and
to
have
a
local,
family
business
we
could
frequently
support.
Unfortunately,
we
came
away
disappointed.
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