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I've had the brussel spouts and mussels from the appetizer menu. Both were fantastic. I highly recommend the spouts. I can see myself making a meal of them many times over in the future. The mussels were also a stand out with a delicious broth and chunks of jalapeño chicken sausage. Yummy.
From the mains I've had the burger, fish tacos and pastrami sandwich. The burger was perfectly cooked to order. The fish tacos were filled with chunks of blackened tilapia filets, not the breaded strips most other places use. Delicious. The pastrami was good, but it wasn't my favorite honestly. The pickled onions on the sandwich were missing some zing and the pumpernickel bread wasn't thick enough to hold up to all the liquid from the sauce and onions. It was still a tasty sandwich but it quickly became a bit of a mess to eat with one's hands.
So far I've had the lobster bisque and garden vegetable soups. The bisque came with notably large chunks of lobster and was about the best I've had outside of a coastal region. It was fantastic. The soup offerings rotate, so if it's in the rotation, definitely get it! The vegetable was good. It starts off a little sweet and as you continue to eat a black pepper bite builds on your tongue. I'd have preferred less sweetness but it was still enjoyable with large chunks of veggies, many of which you usually don't see in a typical veggie soup.
They have 2 offering for fries: battered potato and sweet potato. Generally I'm not a fan of the battered fries because they come out soggy/mushy at most places. At John's they've been spot on crunchy every time. But the sweet potato fries are really where it's at. The menu description gave me the impression they'd be cloyingly sweet and I almost didn't get them. Man am I glad I went for it. The fries were perfect and the maple bourbon dipping sauce was phenomenal! I would order them by themselves, they were just that damn good. I found myself continuing to pick at them long after I reached full on food coma bloat. So good.
The staff is great. Friendly and competent, it's the kind of place where if you walk away unhappy, it's your own fault. These people will jump through hoops to satisfy you, all you need do is speak up. On every visit, I've seen the owner and chef, walk through the restaurant checking with customers to make certain they are happy with their food. Seriously, you can't beat that.
I'm a fan...in a big way...and plan to visit this spot frequently. Honest John's is a very welcome addition to Homestead.
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