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| - Caught the tail end of the social hour and ordered the "Piggly Wiggly" appetizer, and was treated to some of the best baby back ribs I've had in a long time, and pork belly with a spicy jam and delectable garlic toast oozing with buttery goodness - all on one plate! Granted, those items are much more expensive when ordered separately, so the social hour is the way to go for the best value!
(...the social hour is the call for easy seating too - we sat right down at 5:00pm, and by the time we left at 6:30, there was a line of people waiting to be seated.) Make a reservation if you don't want to wait, the place is not very big.
I give Grassroots Kitchen and Tap 5 stars, because everything we had was delicious, and the value, quality, and portion size was exactly as expected for this type of establishment. Locally grown produce and organics are more expensive than conventionally grown ingredients, so one would expect that to be reflected on the right side of the menu.
One of the other reviews asks: What is the one thing on the menu that will keep people coming back again and again? ...I have an answer to that question; according to my taste-buds it's:
...The baby-back ribs
...The vegetable salad
...The pork belly
...The tuna poke (despite the fact that it has shrimp in it, which could be considered sacrilegious to die-hard poke aficionados)
...And the BEST jalapeno grits we've ever had!
(Note about the jalapeno grits - if you are the kind of person that enjoys the overly-spicy, heavy-handed chili and cheese grits such as are served at places like The Mission, you won't like these. The jalapeno grits at Grassroots are delicately spiced and mild, with just a touch of kick for flavor - muy delicioso!)
We are really looking forward to going back and trying more, though it is going to be hard to not repeat the items we already know we love.
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