This weekend I decided to be a little adventurous with my eating. It was definitely an interesting adventure. Saturday morning my mom and I hit the 91 East and headed to
I saw an Instagram post about this place about 2 weeks ago and I was a little curious. The restaurant claims to be "slap yo mama good and delivers unique, original and flavorful comfort food." Those are some mighty big claims so I had to see for myself.
Our meal started with broth. ($2) This was definitely a first for me. Its normal to go to a restaurant and maybe have soup or salad before your meal. However, I've never been somewhere that offered broth. I wanted the full experience so, I ordered the broth. It was smoked turkey, leeks, dried cranberries and golden raisins. It wasn't bad. I just didn't understand its purpose.
My absolute favorite part of the meal was our appetizer .... chicken skins($7)!!! Yes, I said chicken skins. I'd never heard of such a thing but they were delicious. They came lightly seasoned with a sweet and spicy sauce. Mom and I really enjoyed them.
My mom ordered the pork and grits which is a Dr. Pepper braised pork shank, white grits and dried bing cherries ($21). She enjoyed it. I had a taste and it wasn't bad. We both agreed that it could have used more seasoning. My mom went on to say that they should have brined the pork to make it more flavorful. The majority of the flavor came from the sauce. It was definitely a good sauce but not enough to carry the whole meal.
My meal is where the adventure comes in. I ordered biscuits and marrow($13) with a side of bacon caramelized onion rice grits ($3). Before I decided to try bone barrow for the first time I reached out to the good people of Instagram and asked how it was. Everyone who had tried it loved it. So, I decided to give it a go. Welp, the people of Instagram let me down. I know you see the thumbs up on my shirt in the background but do not be fooled. I have to give bone marrow a thumbs down. It was a fatty jello like substance with no taste. My server told me I could spread it on my biscuit and eat it with the jam for a sweet and savory flavor. I did that and I was missing the savory. I'm assuming this method is a butter alternative but I would prefer the butter. Even when I ate the marrow straight from the bone my tastebuds got nothing. Now my grits, though they had flavor, were interesting. I'm a grits and sugar type of gal. These were definitely a savory grit with more of an oatmeal or porridge type of consistency. They weren't bad but I still prefer a sweet grit or an occasional cheese grit.
Overall the food wasn't bad it just wasn't for me. While I was there I saw other plates that I'd consider giving a try like...pancake balls, tri-tip and eggs, and the pork belly plate. You should give it a try for yourself and tell me how you liked it.
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