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| - When I heard about these gourmet grilled cheese, I HAD to try The Yard! I think my expectations were a bit too high, which is why they fell short a bit.
I was overwhelmed with the menu at first, but ended up going with what I came to get - The Mac Attack. When I saw it had bacon, I had to have it. I didn't know what "lardons" were, so I asked our server and he replied "little pieces of bacon". Sold. I ordered that with crispy fries and a $3 glass of wine, nice. The rest of the table ordered and one of our friends also got the Mac Attack (another bacon lover!).
It didn't take too long to come out and when it did I was so excited to try! I took my first bite and my taste buds were overly happy, but then slightly disappointed - no bacon. I asked the server if they forgot to put it in and he said "no, it's cooked in bacon, but there isn't actually bacon". What? Fifteen minutes ago you told me there were small pieces of bacon. Both my friend and I were extremely disappointed. Sans bacon, it was still delicious. This was a perfect grilled cheese to dip into the tomato soup. The fries however, eh. They are described as crispy, however mine were mostly made up of huge chunks of potatoes, so they weren't at all crispy.
Dessert - huge disappointment. Creme brûlée is my favorite dessert and it just didn't do it for me at all. Maybe it was the white chocolate. S'mores fondue was bland and the graham crackers were stale.
Prices aren't bad at all for the amount of food you get. I didn't mind the restaurant being in the basement and didn't feel it took away from anything.
All in all, I still really enjoyed this restaurant and will definitely go back - way too many grilled cheeses to try!
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