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| - I'm really impressed with Cork and Cleaver. The buzz for this place is not hype (thankfully). The food coming out of the kitchen is great. I don't know that I've ever wanted to try *everything* on a restaurant's menu and that is the case for me with Cork and Cleaver.
It was easy for me to find off of a nearby highway. Easy parking as the restaurant is in a small shopping strip.
Upon arrival, our table wasn't available yet (no big deal). We were ushered to the bar area to wait. The owner, Brian, gave us menus so we could look at the drinks, and asked for our drink orders as well after we were busy chatting and hadn't ordered drinks yet. We both ordered Mason's Mules, which were excellent. Vanilla infused whisky, muddled orange, and ginger beer. This is a really well put together cocktail. I might try to make them at home they were so good.
They serve warm pumpernickel bread and butter with spinach (and garlic? I can't remember) when you are seated. Such a nice departure from flavorless white breads.
My friend and I opted to order several appetizers to split. We had the verve fries - hand-cut fries with a garlic sausage gravy. The serving size was huge (no complaints here. I promise). The fries and sausage, individually and together, were delicious. The best sausage gravy I've ever had.
We ordered chicken and waffles, which were nicely presented. The perfect mixture of sweet and savory. Excellent.
After eating the 2 appetizers, we were surprised to find ourselves being full. I guess we shouldn't have been surprised after a bunch of drinks, bread, a mountain of fries and chicken and waffles. We had planned to order more, but in the end we opted to get dessert and ordering entrees would have to wait until another day. We ordered the deep fried brownie with vanilla ice cream and pickled cherries. The brownie was crispy on the outside and melted gooey goodness on the inside. The chocolate wasn't overwhelming or too rich, thankfully. It was a fantastic dessert. There were 4 or 5 dessert options and all were non-traditional desserts. All desserts are made in house by the chef, according to our server.
Service was decent despite a packed house. The place is warmly decorated with dim lighting. One room filled with 4 top tables, and another room with the bar and some booths and additional a few additional 4 tops.
I can't wait to go back.
If you like a menu with a twist, I think you'll enjoy Cork and Cleaver.
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