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| - I've been to The Porch a handful of times--twice for dinner and once for brunch. I have never left totally disgusted, but I don't think it's very good and would like to give it 2.5 stars (come on Yelp, break out the half stars already!). The decor is very open, trendy, bright and inviting and the food presentation is above average. The actual taste is average and I feel that the prices are higher than they should be for what they're offering. Maybe I've just had bad luck, but everything I've had to eat there is either extremely bland or over-seasoned to the point that I can't even eat it (I'm talking about you, brunch potatoes). Service is generally friendly, but clueless. For example, I sat down in a soaking wet booth on my most recent visit and mentioned it to the hostess who was seating us and she just stared at me and looked alarmed while I wiped it up with my napkin. I also had to remind my server to ask me how I wanted my burger cooked and was told that I was getting strips of bacon but had pork belly delivered to the table. He kept a smile plastered on his face, but doing everyone's job when I'm a patron can get exhausting! My aunt loves the pizza at the Porch, but my boyfriend and I didn't like it at all. I get the impression that you either love The Porch and rave about it or don't like it. I'm in the latter group. I won't boycott going back if someone suggests it, but it will never be my pick for dining out.
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