A new lunch destination, always exciting. It's in the same shopping center as Choi's Korean Market and Restaurant so I wasn't sure if all the cars were at this new eatery or at Choi's (which is known to be packed for lunch).
Upon entrance, we noted that it was not packed. Three people were seated at the 7 tables. Very small restaurant. 3 or 4 tables seated 4 ppl and 3 tables were for 2 ppl. The decor is lovely and very pleasant. Linen table clothes and napkins, real glasses. Clean, new and just nice. The bakery display was kind of "eh". Cupcakes, red velvet cake and some other stuff that slips my memory.
The menu had like 7 sandwiches, 2 soups, a hamburger, and several salads. Me and my lunchdate ordered the club sandwich with the shrimp and corn chowder soup. I ordered the side of potato salad and he ordered the apple salad side. There were 2 additional sides: side salad and pasta salad. There were 2 soups on the menu but they had 2 additional soups: chicken and wild rice and something else. They had a red pepper soup on the menu.
The shrimp and corn chowder came out first in a cute tea cup. My first bite was rich and delish but as it went down, a "tangy bittersweet" after taste followed which I wasn't sure if I liked or not. As I ate more, I realized I wasn't too crazy about whatever they had put in the soup to make it have a "sweet/tangy/bitter" aftertaste. If not for the aftertaste, I loved the potatoes and shrimp and richness of the soup. I did eat all of it, my date didn't.
The sandwiches arrived after FOREVER. Seriously, it took entirely too long to make a ham and turkey sandwich with bacon and cheese. It had to be like 30 minutes (after the soup arrived). And we weren't the only ones waiting. When it arrived it looked good and tasted good. The potato salad was kind of "eh". It tasted like potatoes in mayo. It didn't have any other type of flavor/seasoning/kick to it. Very plain. The apple salad my date had was "eh". I could see the apples had turned slightly brown under the mayo "sauce". It had craisins in it. He didn't touch it after the first bite.
Overall, eh. Good sandwich, soup not included (unlike McCall's - soup and sandwich for $6.95), soup was ok, wait was long, ticket came up to $21.00. I guess $10.00 per meal would be ok if it was spectacular. I think I like McCall's better. Sorry, Michelle!!!! I would come back to try another soup and another sandwich. I always give another try before blacklisting a place. read more