5/5 Danyel 3 months ago on Google • 9 reviews New
Chicory
might
be
the
best
restaurant
in
Olympia.
It's
unexpected
and
unpretentious
which
lend
to
its
appeal
but
result
in
a
low
profile
that
I'm
always
hoping
doesn't
diminish
their
success.
Love
the
bar
styling
and
bathroom
wallpaper
heavy
with
gold
accents,
and
they
have
what
feels
like
an
excellent
secret
record
collection.
I
appreciate
the
servers
state
aloud
the
20%
gratuity.
Since
the
gratuity
addition
is
standard,
I'd
love
to
see
them
tack
it
on
the
menu
pricing
and
brag
about
paying
their
employees
and
refusing
tips.
The
menu
rotates
seasonally,
ingredients
are
fresh,
dishes
are
unique
and
flavorful,
all
making
it
fun
to
stop
by
and
try
something
new.
A
long
time
ago
I
used
to
grab
an
oatmeal
cream
pie
to
nibble
while
walking
downtown
errends-yum!
Overall
I
recommend
dinner
over
brunch,
in
large
part
because
the
brunch
menu
is
bread
heavy
-
personal
preference.
Today's
brunch
we
tried
the
shrimp
and
grits,
parsnip
fritters
with
chili
yogurt,
beignets
with
cranberry-pistachio-persimmon(?)
compote,
sunchoke
salad,
coleslaw,
and
the
gin-absinthe
cocktail.
Grits
were
super
fluffy
and
filling
and
the
shrimp
and
leek
topping
was
delicious.
Parsnip
fritters
had
an
excellent
texture,
smooth,
soft
and
creamy
on
the
inside,
perfectly
crisp
on
the
outside.
The
chili
yogurt
was
good
with
it.
Overall
not
terribly
flavorful,
but
the
texture
kept
us
grabbing
more.
Beignets
were
dense
rather
than
airy,
well
cooked,
good
flavor,
and
the
fruit
spread
was
fresh
fall
and
wonderful,
my
favorite
part,
but
mostly
because
I
only
like
a
bit
of
bread.
I
passed
on
the
cookie
crumbles.
The
sunchoke
salad
was
the
least
exciting
but
was
beautiful
and
felt
like
eating
sunflowers
in
an
assortment
of
textures,
which
was
fun.
I
love
coleslaw
so
was
curious
about
theirs.
It
was
good,
creamy
but
not
overdressed.
Not
terribly
unique.
Cocktail
was
good
with
flavors
of
licorice
and
lime
and
nicely
formed
egg
white,
beautiful
presentation.
Historical
favorites:
On
the
current
menu,
delicious
egg
bake
with
very
good
bread,
nice
spice
from
the
harissa,
and
wonderful
squash,
paired
with
roasted
carrots
which
are
excellent,
nice
smoke,
sauce,
and
I
LOVE
the
crunchy
buckwheat.
Had
my
first
ever
negroni
here
last
summer
and
have
been
chasing
the
flavor
since.
Had
dinner
with
friends
recently
and
shared
family
style.
The
three
of
us
loved
each
of
the
5
dishes
we
split
and
the
consensus
on
which
was
the
favorite
was
"yes".
Roasted
cauliflower
heavy
on
the
beets,
rye
pasta
with
braised
beef,
ahi
tartare,
beef
carpaccio,
and
chocolate
pavlova.
The
carpaccio
was
sliced
a
little
thick
which
I
sympathize
with
cuz
that's
tricky,
but
it
was
so
good.
And
eat
the
pasta
attentively
or
the
thinly
sliced
beef
gets
lost.
The
squash
mousse
served
with
the
pavlova
is
wonderful
with
excellent
texture,
not
too
sweet,
and
not
too
rich.
The
sablefish
is
oily,
by
nature
not
preparation,
and
it
might
be
the
only
dish
I
wouldn't
recommend.
The
greens
it
was
served
with
cut
the
oiliness
pretty
well.
The
smoked
potatoes
are
great.
The
addition
of
crisp
celery
and
horseradish
are
very
nice.
Finally,
they
make
a
great
mocktail.
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