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| - Went for brunch on a Sunday about 11am. We were warmly greeted and promptly seated.
The ambiance is LOUD.
My wife had to tend to our 15 month old in the restroom. Since we had never been here before, I wished our server had waited to go into her "spiel" about the place. She considered for a moment to wait but then changed her mind and went into it anyway. Seemed rushed even though the place was at 25% occupancy.
We were told that whatever we order will come out in the time that it takes to prep, so nothing will come out at the same time. I thought it strange that the kitchen would operate that way but new concept, new rules.
We ordered a couple of bloody marys and an old fashioned. Bloody's were ok.
Tastes like they put pickle juice in the mix, meh not a fan. The old fashioned was good, but 2oz of liquid for a $14 price tag? It was gone in 3 sips.
My son got a half glass of milk for $4.50
We ordered the skillet cornbread on the brunch menu that is prepared with bacon and jalapenos. MMMM! nope......
What we got was a lemon poppy seed cornbread that was like eating a muffin.
Not what I was expecting. A manager did visit later to explain that on brunch they do things a little different than the regular menu but we wondered why the brunch menu had a bacon jalapeno cornbread on it if they were offering lemon poppy seed?
My wife was having the BLT, my mom the offered omelet, and I was sharing a wedge salad, fried chicken with a side of mac n cheese and a side of bacon.
The BLT and my side salad came first. The BLT was good. Pimento cheese rich, creamy. She liked it. My salad was good. I liked the deep fried bacon and dressing.
I ordered a Southern peach cocktail. This took some time to get. When I got it it looked watered down like it sat for a bit or was prebatched. The flavor was ok, but could barely taste the whiskey. I passed it on to my wife and got the blackberry lemonade. This was also ok, and I could taste the bourbon so it was worth finishing.
Fried chicken, bacon, and omelet was next.
Half of bird, you get 4 pieces. The chicken was tender. You can tell they marinade it for 27 hours. It was lukewarm though, so I did not enjoy it as much as I wanted the $26 price tag to justify. I've had better (and hotter) from (and don't hate me) certain supermarkets.
My moms $16 dollar 2 egg omelet was also lukewarm. We wondered what held
up the order that both dishes would be (cold) lukewarm. We were hungry so we ate. I finished all my chicken by the time the mac n cheese arrived ( late & yet again, lukewarm.) You get about an 8oz scoop for $10. It was good, but still I found myself wishing it was (hotter) better.
We declined on desert and I balked at the check total of $167.00
It's not about the $$$$, I've been to Jose Andre's Bazaar Meats and was skipping out of there paying well over $400 for 2 people. It was THAT good.
This experience felt like, I had just been had, if you get my meaning. It's like paying way more for front row seats when you could have gotten closer to the stage if you sat on the side that included a close up video screen to boot.
We did find out at the very end of our experience that Yardbird had been open for just over a week. After opening 7 corporate restaurants myself, suddenly it had explained a lot. I wished then I had waited before going, but I was misled by all the daily ads on Facebook and certain Yelp reviews. The menu sounded like a slam dunk to me so I did little research.
It seems like there are a lot of people giving out 5 star ratings like its free for this new concept. (One of the disadvantages of Yelp) I'm seeing a trend in them like they were written by friends or family of the company. Based on my experience, I find it hard to believe they could be legitimate this soon.
Even if I loved the place, there are very, very few restaurants that I would rate 5 star. It gives legitimacy to the ones that really deserve it.
Based on the price/portion/menu selection/value factor I don't think I would return to Yardbird as I could get the same food almost anywhere at a fraction of the cost, and a fraction of the distance to walk from my car. Another strip venue that boasts higher prices with such little value.
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