After watching this place they transformed from an old outbuilding, to a restaurant sitting just on the east end of the runway in Yakima, we were excited to finally get to try it. We figured we would wait about a month so that they got some of the kinks worked out from a serving perspective. We finally got to stop by and were very impressed with what we found! I went back-and-forth between a four and a five on this place, but it ultimately got the five star bump after we tasted our salad... More to come!
The place is literally right at the end of the runway to the east of the airport. There's seating for about 25 people with additional seating both out front and in back. It was a little bit cool while we were there, so we sat inside, but I can imagine this being a pretty awesome spot on a nice spring day.
We found things here are definitely on the higher end of pricing, but quickly found out that the sizes of things are gigantic. It ended up being a pretty good value for the money when you consider how much food you get - literally everyone left with leftover! We shared a charcuterie board as well as the first class salad, and that was more than enough for two of us.
Get a side of croutons, before I say anything else! They're little squares of heaven!
The charcuterie board Set up nicely with three types of cheeses, a couple of meats and some nice accompaniments including some small pickles, pickled onions and some crème fraîche (I think) with honey. They had a nice mustard seed cheese, a very sharp aged cheese and a layered cheddar - all were very nice, and there was a lot of it. We ended up taking some home. Having an additional more potent edition like a blue would've been nice, but it's definitely gilding the Lily at that point.
The first class salad is probably the favorite salad I've ever had! It was greens, dried cherries, candied walnuts, a very nice apple vinaigrette, sliced apples, some cherry tomatoes and was topped with a baked brie inside puff pastry! I can't believe I've never seen that before, but it seriously is the best thing I've ever seen put on a salad. Next time, I think we're going to order it with steak, and it may be the perfect meal!
The servers, including the owner, we're all very nice and very attentive. They greeted everyone on the way in and on the way out, and made it a really friendly atmosphere. The lunch crowdWas a nice mix of working professionals and retirees so the noise level wasn't crazy.
We are very excited about trying many of the different options here. They've got a nice array of sandwiches and salads, as well as a salad bar. They have specials for happy hour, which included beer and wine specials. This will be a really fun spot to continue to check out during the different seasons.
You should definitely check it out, this is a great new addition To whatever advance and culinary scene! read more