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| - I really love the philanthropic concept of King's Kitchen; however, the food and service were both just average at best during my visit.
We started with an appetizer of sweet potato fritters, and to be blunt- they were awful. They were way too salty and had way too much ginger and cloves; did not taste like sweet potatoes at all. If you like honey, they became edible by dipping them in the sweet honey sauce, but I would still definitely avoid them.
For my entrée, I ordered the pot roast meat and three with mac & cheese, collard greens, green beans, and a biscuit. The pot roast was exceptional - so tender and flavorful; you didn't even need a knife to eat it. The mac and cheese was pretty solid as well. It was baked custard style which I like but wasn't that cheesy. The collard greens and green beans were okay but nothing special. The biscuit was dry and crumbly but according to our server is a lot better than the cornbread. My girlfriend ordered the pork chop, but unfortunately it came out overcooked and a bit burnt on the one side. It was certainly edible, but not something you'd want to pay $25 for. Her side of "fondant sweet potatoes" was 5 slices of very thin sweet potato baked and with little seasoning or flavor. That leads me to my biggest disappointment- the portion size. My girlfriend isn't a big eater, but she was still hungry after her small pork chop and even smaller side dish. When I think of a classic southern "meat and three", I'm thinking that I'm going to be absolutely stuffed full of food and/or have some to take home, but the portions were really small. All three sides were small portions, and the pot roast was maybe 4-5 ounces of meat.
Our server was a friendly guy, and I respect that they help the homeless recover by offering them jobs, but he did not check on us much at all once our food hit the table, and he seemed very confused every time we ordered, although luckily everything was correct. He also spoke very quietly so it was almost impossible for us to understand what the specials were or what he asked us that wasn't obvious.
I'm disappointed that I didn't love King's Kitchen since it is such an awesome concept but the food, service, and portion sizes were all letdowns for a $50+ dinner without drinks.
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