Five of us stopped by for lunch on Saturday...unfortunately my initial excitement for Even Stevens took a quick turn to disappointment. I'll do my best to keep it short and sweet.
Everything was undercooked. Food comes right from the kitchen to the tables and we dug in as soon as it arrived. Nothing that was supposed to be warm was which makes me question how hot food is being held...I guarantee it's at the wrong temp. I'm hoping this is not the norm and maybe it was just an off day.
The Sprang Chicken had undercooked bacon. Personally, I prefer soft bacon (I'm the only person I know who likes soft bacon) but my friend who ordered the sandwich was not impressed and had to take it off. Strike one.
The gouda on the gouda sandwich (not sure the real name) was not melted. Strike two.
The Party Tots were cold...it was just like eating a cold french fry. The cheese was not warm and they were flavorless. Strike three.
The Brava Tots have garlic aioli that was also flavorless, therefore it's just mayonnaise for the most part. Tots were also cold. Strike four.
Finally, the Bahn Mi had pork that you could not bite in to. I took it out of the sandwich to look at it and couldn't even tear the pork apart. I've never experienced anything like that ever. Lucky for me, they exchanged my sandwich and I got the Caprese sandwich which was actually really good. Out of five things, that was the best and I would recommend that.
As for the people and the atmosphere, the shop was relatively clean and everyone was really nice. We were able to donate some non-perishable food that we had with us, and when I got my drink I realized that I really wanted coffee so I asked if there was a price difference and the girl working the front said that they actually give free coffee to students which is pretty cool. I would give the concept of the restaurant a 5 out of 5 but on this day they just couldn't deliver on quality.