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| - So much potential, with the indoor/outdoor setup and great location. The kids menu is hilarious, and helped me convince my 8yo girl to give it a shot. Potential is where it stopped...
Was a Saturday afternoon several weeks ago. Not crowded but several tables. We got seated outside right away, and the service ended there. 2 adults and a kid sat for 10-15 minutes without anyone stopping by. Not even waters.
The weird thing is there was an abundance of servers ambling about and hanging inside by the bar. Other tables were looking around in wonderment as well. There is no way anyone here received any sort of serious training (or someone is slipping Versed into their staff meals). And where was the floor manager? There should have been one there with a bullwhip, riding herd. We finally got service when we grabbed a passing "meallenial" and begged for waters and service.
Our waitress was nice, if a little distracted. Drinks and food came out in decent time. Getting refills was another battle. FYI, Porch, that's how you make money--serve til people are content and turn that shit.
So, food. Was adequately prepared, but the basic betch quality of the ingredients conjured images of the Sysco truck out back delivering frozen burger patties. Nothing stood out as thoughtful, except the poached eggs on the avocado toast.
Really want to see this place step it up and make it. But if it weren't for the abundance of puppies, the nice weather, and running into some friends, we would have fled after the initial diss.
Will give it one more try if I hear there are improvements. C'mon, Porch! Rootin for ya!
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