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| - My new go-to neighborhood restaurant. And i'm not just saying that because I live literally around the corner. I don't just recommend it every time a friend suggests we meet up - brunch or dinner, because it is around the corner.
Disclosure: I live around the corner. I've also been there 6 times in 2 months. I almost went again tonight.
But it is really really good food. Everything comes from local farms, and they make their own bread and even CHURN THEIR OWN BUTTER. All I can say is.. I ask for 2 helpings of bread and butter each time because I love it!
For brunch, they do a great traditional brunch (eggs, bacon, salad, potatoes), but everything is just a little bit better. Their "bacon" is crispy pork testina - crispy juicy pork fat wrapped around pork meat... that melts in your mouth! Their potatoes is their fries Kennedy - delicious herb fries stacked into little neat rounds.
I also really enjoy their dinner - they are all small plates for sharing, and range from $9 to about $18. Their pork belly - OMG. Even better than the testina - melt in your mouth goodness. And i'm the girl that normally gives away my tendon at PHO - even my mouth waters at the thought.
I also really loved their heirloom tomato salad and Marcus' Mushroom Fricassee - little bits of pasta sauteed in mushrooms. It has a rich woodsy flavour finished off with some crunch - that's the hazelnuts.
Anyways, the food is solid, the price is right (for a girl like me, a single dish would be enough, which is under $20), service has always been great (servers are friendly and knowledgeable), it's a very nice trendy place with a great patio, AND it's around the corner. Nothing less than 5 stars!
Give it a try next time you're in the neighborhood and support your local farms!
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