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| - I had been wanting to try NOCA since it opened, and we finally made it to a Simple Sunday Supper recently. We certainly don't mind spending $100+ on a good dinner, but this was not it.
Hubby got the vegetarian option- beet manicotti. It was better than he expected it to be, but by comparison to the size of my meal, his portion was quite small. I got the fried chicken and wondered who the hell had named it the best in the valley when I was sitting there wishing I had a plate of Lo-Los'. I thought the breading was way too thick and doughy and didn't care for the marinade. The corn on the cob as well cooked, but nothing special. The potato salad was average at best, and the biscuit was fine. The stand-out was the supplement of pork and beans. The flavor was outstanding, but the beans were a tad al-dente. Hubby didn't particularly care for his wine.
Now, I love sweets, but dessert was overkill. The best thing was the cotton candy. Our sundaes were completely soupy, and then we got handed an average chocolate chip shortbread to take home.
I found the service to be overkill as well. I mean, I can pour my own beer, for heaven's sake. The wait staff was always hovering. What we didn't get, however, was a visit from the owner, who seemed to stop by every other table in the restaurant. Maybe he could tell we were disappointed, and just didn't want to hear it.
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