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| - Gotta say I'm a little surprised with the mediocre reviews for this restaurant! I came here on the long weekend with my bf for brunch. Got there at noon and unfortunately we did have to wait around 40 mins for a table. However, it was well worth the wait! We sat at the bar and had a full on view of the kitchen watching the chefs in action so that was cool. Only thing I didn't like was that the bar seats were drilled to the ground so not adjustable, but the seating was a little too tight as my knees were rubbing against the wall which was quite uncomfortable.
Started with freshly squeezed grapefruit juice ($5) - it was in a decent sized glass cup so that was convincing.
Coca cola brisket cornbread ($16)
This was AMAZING! This was really tasty. A huge slice of corn bread, topped with a spread of brie cheese, then topped with a layer of beef brisket, finished with a fried sunny side up egg on top with sweet and sour sauce. The beef brisket meat was unexpectedly tender which also made it so much more amazing. Only thing I wasn't sure was if it was supposed to have coca cola flavor (given the name), but if so I didn't taste any cola flavor from the brisket. I usually don't like cornbread, but this cornbread was really good! It wasn't too sweet, and the edges were nice and crispy, went really well with the sweet and sour sauce too. This is definitely a must try!
Daily Special - Pork belly crepe ($15)
This seemed like a Vietnamese inspired dish. It was a different style of crepe than I imagined - wasn't thin or chewy with a slight crisp, but slightly soggy due to all the sauce that was added. There was a lot of veggies (cucumbers and carrots) which made it nice and refreshing. Almost as if it was to balance out the grease and fat from the pork belly meat. I personally felt this dish lacked in flavor, really relied on the hot sauce which I asked for on the side.
We also ordered a side dish of their hash - this was really good! It was mixed with caramelized onions which added extra flavor to the hash. The hash was like shredded fried hashbrown pieces which was nice and crispy. Addictively good!
Service was good, and so was the food. Overall I really liked my experience and would recommend people coming here for brunch!
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