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| - Finally, after what seemed like ages of missed opportunities, my wife and I were able to stop here for a late lunch/early dinner... Or simply put, an off time on a Saturday. And thankfully we did.
What better way to settle the argument about where to eat than to pick a spot with four different restaurants. And it goes without saying that we each chose a different spot, as I went with Provision.
Off the bat, I wasn't overly pleased at being he only one at their counter and not even acknowledged for about 5 minutes as they were all working on some burgers and fries. I decided to order the Banh Mi sandwich and an order of rice pudding. As expected I gave them my number and went to sit at the bar with my wife.
She had already ordered and within 5 minutes her food was served up as she had octopus (I missed the name of the "restaurant"). We both glanced around as we didn't have any silverware and nobody was really telling us what to do. Little did we know you grabbed them yourself near where you order the food.
The downside here is that she was finished eating before my food was ready. After receiving two missed calls from a number I didn't recognized I looked down and saw my food was sitting there waiting. So much for the text message as that didn't happen for either of us?
I went down to pick up my food and once again, no acknowledgement. The Banh mi sandwich was good, but all it really made me do is wish I was up the street at Lucy's. The pork was good, a little overly crispy, and the pickled vegetables didn't have much acidity. It also needed some heat but jalapeƱos were absent. I did really enjoy their fries - but once again, no ketchup and no real help from anyone.
The rice pudding though? Absolutely out of this world good, and I was glad I didn't pass up ordering it.
I adore this concept, and will certainly be back... However they seem to have some things still not figured out. I can only imagine how crazy it could get in here during brunch or dinner.
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