Little market in a lengthy strip mall that also serves breakfast pastries and the same kind of…read more"bowl" meals (pick your veggie or starch base, pick your protein, pick two veggie items) popularized at nearby Nan's Kitchen. Three tables for 2 inside and a bunch more outside.
-- Cinnamon Bun: Don't just go by my photo; check out their social media for the full experience. It's thin and a little bit basic underneath, but that warm and gooey white glaze is magical. Fortunately for me (and unfortunately for my tailor), they don't open earlier, or I'd have these more often.
-- Coffee: Respectable. Certainly much better than what you'd expect at a market.
-- Salmon Bowl: My wife and I both tried one, and we both vowed we would be back. Beautifully cooked salmon, still very warm in the case, and crisp outside and very moist and tender inside. Nicely seasoned as well.
-- Farro (base for my wife's bowl): She was very happy with it.
-- Potatoes (base for my bowl): A handful of small potatoes, crisp on the outside, very fluffy inside, and mostly seasoned with salt and herbs.
-- Broccoli: Little mini trees, connected, slightly charred, and garlicky. Warm and cooked enough to not be raw, but not enough to not be somewhat stiff.
-- Rainbow Carrots: Cooked a little more than the broccoli, a little more charred (nice), a little more seasoned (Indian spices), and moist both inside and out. Superb.
Comparisons with Nan's are inevitable.
-- Protein: Nan's better for quantity, SSG better for quality.
-- Sides: Nan's better for quality, SSG better for quantity.
-- Value: SSG gets the slight edge initially, but when you factor in that, they never make the slightest attempt at a tip (it's a market, not a restaurant, even though they provide seats and cutlery), SSG gets the huge edge.
