Wow! This place is appropriately named.
We came about a quarter after 6 on a Saturday night, which I soon realized was strategic planning on my friend's part because we managed to get in just before it got super busy. We had no wait. Score.
I took a peek at the menu and realized that I was being faced with the challenge of deciding which small plates to order (out of so many that all sounded delicious). I let my friend, who has been here many times, take the wheel on that one.
Each small plate came out one at a time, so we had plenty of time to savor and enjoy each one individually.
Here's what we ordered:
The American farmhouse cheeses with truffle chutney and honey. Served with bread. I LOVE CHEESE. AND CHUTNEY. AND HONEY. Yum. I could have ordered another one of these but alas, we had a lot more food on the way.
The steamed bun. I've had pork bellies one other time at a dim sum place up in the DC area. I loved them there and I loved them here at Good Food too. The meat was so sweat and so was the bun... a perfect combo!
Seared scallops. They were ever so flavorful and cooked just the right amount. By this point in the evening I was already entering a food coma from all the deliciousness, but there was still a lot more to come.
Some kind of pasta that was A-MAZING. I'm currently looking at the menu on the website to get my food titles right, but I don't see this item on there. I hope they didn't get rid of it because it might have been my favorite thing we ordered!
The fish. We only added this to our order after hearing a nearby table rave about it. Yes, it was good. Everything at this point was good. I was stuffed, but somehow managed to make room in my belly for dessert.
For dessert we ordered the apple cobbler. It was warm and cinnamon-y and delicious. Despite how full we were, we managed to scarf this down in what seemed like under 5 minutes.
I've eaten at a lot of good restaurants in North Carolina, and this one ranks among the best in my opinion. I don't have a single complaint about the evening. I had heard coming in that the service gets to be somewhat lacking when they get really busy, but the service was great the night I was there. Overall, I had a perfect dining experience.