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| - I was excited to check this place out because of the impressive pedigree of the people behind it, so I'll be honest: my expectations were a little high.
It's a small place but it has a cozy feel, so that's nice. I decided to go with the Truck Stop Chicken Sandwich ("pulled rotisserie chicken, green peas, gravy"). This is a weird item. It's basically presented as an open-face sandwich that's swimming in gravy. And it's fine. The pieces of chicken seemed good, the bread seemed fresh, and the peas didn't seem frozen. I say "seemed" because the thing is so doused in gravy that really it's the only thing you taste. The gravy is rich, although maybe a little too sweet for my liking.
We also decided to share an order of the Crispy Brussels Sprouts ("chili gastrique, UC ranch, spiced seeds"). The brussels sprouts themselves were indeed crispy and quite tasty, though their impact was often lost underneath the very aggressive accompaniments (which, again, were way too sweet for the dish).
I should also note that my dining companion got the quarter chicken (which he called too salty) and the white cheddar biscuits (which he referred to as the worst biscuit he'd ever eaten, and I can't really argue with that, as the biscuit was insanely dense and basically impossible to chew).
Union Chicken's been open for, as of this writing, less than a couple of weeks, so it's possible there are kinks that need to be worked out. Let's hope that's all it is.
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