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| - This place is so good that we've started showing up for brunch just to avoid the dinner crowds. For dinner, order the brisket sandwich or the fried chicken sandwich. (If you can, ask for the chicken sandwich without the watercress relish. I feel like they're going for a chicken-and-collards combo, but the relish is distractingly bitter.) Both are exquisitely juicy, and come with salty, spicy fries that are perfectly crisp on the outside and fluffy on the inside.
For brunch, I really like the eggs benedict with red pepper compote. It's lighter than the pork belly or chorizo, and the compote is tangy enough to offset the hollandaise and the egg yolk. Also, most of their brunch options come with a salad, which I appreciate. The Wren actually takes their salad seriously -- no wilted greens or pale tomatoes. I also really enjoy their guacamole -- at first I wondered about included a diced hardboiled egg in there, but it really works and makes the appetizer feel more substantial.
My secret hope is that they one day decide to pair their fried chicken from the sandwich with the brunch waffles they make on weekends. This is one of the few places I'd trust in town to do chicken and waffles right, and I bet it would be awesome. Also, if they continue to be this busy, they may need to invest in a sister space nearby -- maybe a bar on one side, and the dining room on the other?
One more thing: I really love the music they choose. It's like the one place in town I can reliably listen to a mix that includes both Johnny Cash and Radiohead.
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