I knew about this place from my friend Nicole who saw this on Food Network’s Diners Drive-ins and Dives. The best way to describe this place is gourmet comfort food; food that is definitely familiar, but it feels like you’re eating at a fancy restaurant despite being a jeans and t-shirt kind of place. The best part is that not only is the food fantastic, but everything is reasonably priced at about $10 per entrée and portions big enough to make two meals. However, that most likely won’t happen because you’ll want to eat everything off your plate. Lastly, you should know that three of the four dishes featured come with a gravy made from chicken bones, stock and tomatoes which sounds weird but trust me, it’s a part of what makes them famous. It reminds me of a brown gravy but slightly thinner in consistency and goes with everything. Everything I tried was so good, that it’ll make even your burps taste good.
Stuffed Pork Chop: The chop is the most moist I’ve ever tasted, which is such an accomplishment considering pork can be dried up easily. The stuffing is a cranberry apple stuffing that reminds me of Thanksgiving even though it’s pork and not turkey. If Thanksgiving were revamped to serve this pork chop with this stuffing, it will change the course of Thanksgiving.
Meatloaf: The meat has herbs and onions and stays clear away from the ketchup taste that traditional meat loaf made of. Now I’m not sure if this actually has ketchup, it’s refreshing to bite into meat loaf that doesn’t have any hint of that ketchup flavor. I think it has to due with the gravy. As an added bonus, the loaf is put together and cooked so well that when you break off a piece, the meat doesn’t crumble.
Brick Chicken: Consists of a roasted half chicken, that’s right, half of a whole chicken. Again, the meat is perfectly seasoned and moist with the skin having the perfect amount of crispness to it. Plus look at the size of this thing, its bigger than a brick. I honestly don’t know how this place makes any money. There’s that gravy again.
Macaroni and cheese: This mac and cheese is for adults, consisting of cheddar, Monterey Jack, Gouda and parmesan cheese, topped with ham and bread crumbs. A mac and cheese that has been kicked up so much, you’ll never go back to blue boxes again, only for your kids. I love how the cheeses compliment each other but it’s also nice that the gouda shines through. More and more, gouda is becoming one of my favorite cheeses. You would think that with the cheese and ham the dish becomes overly salty, but that is not the case at all.
Rating: 5/5 Knives
Pricing: $ – It is about $10 per entree , give or take, but considering the generous portions, I’m going to rate it lower.
Make reservations! The restaurant is cute and cozy but that doesn’t mean it isn’t packed.
Great find Nicole and Kevin, or is it Kevin and Nicole
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