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| - Chick has the potential to be a restaurant we want to keep coming back to. The food will keep us trying for an exceptional experience, but some things needs to be fixed if Chick is to see it's first anniversary.
1.) The space: Cute slightly upper scale boutique "farmhouse". Decor and lighting is warm yet modern. The only miss: The beautiful tables. They are heavily distressed with very deep grooves as if made from reclaimed wood. There can't possibly be any way for them to clean the tables thoroughly - The thought of a small portion of everyone's food that has dined here before me staring at me -- especially as time goes on and those grooves fill up with food & germs grosses me out. A piece of glass on each table is a definite food safety must. To make matters worse, tables are set with your silverware on the bare table. Silverware should never be placed on anything other than a fresh a napkin or table cloth.
2.) The menu: The menu they offer is a little different from your average restaurant which can make for a memorable experience. However, putting a menu like theirs in a small but thick leather bound binder with just a couple items per page made us feel like unwelcome outsiders. The incessant flipping between pages with types of entrees and sides and sauces was quite frustrating. I recommend picking up the takeout menu at the front door and using that to navigate the menu.
3.) The service: Awkward but very friendly. Our waiter seemed like a foodie fit for a restaurant like this, but his table presence left us feeling like we needed to make *him* comfortable talking to us or requesting anything. I had to fight most of the meal to have more than 3-4 ice cubes in my iced tea. After asking a couple members of the staff for a glass of ice, they kept bringing back my glass with just more tea and no more ice. At one point, the server brought my iced tea glass back without a straw. When I asked for one, his reply was "can you use the one from your water glass for now?"
4.) The food: This is what made up for most of the other shortcomings especially because Chick is still new. I had the country pork with creamed corn and mashed potato "bar". You get 3 toppings with the mashed potato which the chefs will assemble for you. I chose mesquite sour cream, applewood smoked bacon, and Vermont white cheddar - Delicious! The creamed corn was very tasty as well. The mandarin orange chutney paired amazingly well with the pork.
My husband had the chicken and dumplings. It's a little different from the traditional C&D, but was very good. It's served in a lighter broth instead of a heavy sauce which was a welcome change.
We decided next time the hubby and I go, we would take our chances at the bar and avoid the servers until they can get caught up on their service skills.
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