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| - I came here for a business dinner, and it was a great experience!
I have to be honest with you - I've been underwhelmed by farm-to-plate concept restaurants before. I love the idea, the flavors can just get too off beat for me. Big Grove nails the basics, plus a twist - I thought the flavored popcorn appetizers were a great addition. I had the roast chicken and dumplings, and the whole dish was spot on. Beers on tap were great, and I had coffee with my meal (it was a rough day, don't judge me!) and it was quite good.
Oh, and the jazz band was great! That's a nice touch in my mind. The space really works with a string band, not overwhelming, not drowning out conversation, just a good addition.
I'm dinging a single star because espresso isn't on the menu. I know, at a brunch restaurant! And the cornbread was only OK. Not bad, but totally unremarkable. At least butter the top for me, guys. Really it was the lack of strong brews though.
I didn't mention - the sorbet was sublime!
I will say, the owner (or maybe an exec chef?) asked my party how dinner was on the sidewalk outside. I thought that was a nice touch to ask. You know what, I'm bumping this up to 5 stars, it's like a 4.5 flavor but a 5 for fun. Fix the cornbread and buy a Aeropress or a Mokaleti, and this place is aces.
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