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| - What am I more happy about: Homestead having a wine bar OR their meat and cheese board? I can't decide!
My dad, hubs, and I wanted to try something new. E&H opened a few weeks ago and I heard good things about their charcuterie boards. We opted for the meat and cheese board which had various cheeses, elk sausage, bacon jam, and - wait for it - pickled grapes!!! I know... I thought the same thing... who pickles grapes? Well, Eighth and Hayes of course! Sweet and tart grapes that brought the whole plate together. We couldn't get enough.
I wanted something green and decided to order a beet and goat cheese salad. This was a large salad so be prepared. It's not just a small side salad, it's an entrée sized salad. The goat cheese was very soft and it became a bit mushy in the salad. Still delicious, though.
We ordered pizzas as our main dish. We were told they was individual sized, they were not. If that's all you're eating, perhaps. These are a good sharing size. Thinking individually, we ordered 3: the pear and bleu, the pot roast pizza, and the swine.
I chose the pear and blue. Unfortunately I felt this was a bit too bleu cheese forward. The pizza had bacon on it as well. I felt the pear was overwhelmed by the other flavors. I actually put some of the salad on top of this pizza to cut the pungent cheese flavor.
The Swine pizza was a bit underwhelming. Yes it's bacon, but it's not different or special... it's just bacon and pulled pork on pizza.
The pot roast pizza was by far and away the best, most flavorful pizza. You got the flavor of the pot roast with the simplicity of a pizza. This is a must try.
My husband and I will definitely return for another meat and cheese board. Is there a way I can order more pickled grapes? Welcome to the neighborhood, Eighth and Hayes!
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