I have been waiting for Yokefellow to open for a couple months now! it's so exciting to have something on the south side of town.
I spent a total of $24 for 2 drinks, and 4 food items (one of which was free), which for a coffee place isn't bad at all!
For my first round of food I ordered an Asiago Bagel, Pork Pinwheel, and a Vanilla Sweet Cream Cold Brew. At first glance I was taken aback because I had clearly not received an Asiago bagel. Instead I had gotten, what I initially thought, was an everything bagel. However, I still ate it and severely enjoyed it! I had later found out it was one of their Made-In-House brioche buns, which I can't even complain too hard about because I frankly enjoyed it more than the Asiago Bagel (which they very kindly brought me after we figured out what I had been served).
The pork pinwheel was one of the items I was most excited for, as I had seen them be posted on Facebook. Lord was it everything I had hoped for! A savory version of a cinnamon roll with my favorite kind of barbecue meat? I was entranced, in love. I'm wanting another and I'm beyond full. It's tangy and moist, a bit spicy but not overbearingly. It has an even distribution of meat and bread.
My Vanilla Sweet Cream Cold Brew was an Average coffee, I unfortunately don't have much to say because it's hard to do coffee bad, and when it's something like vanilla it's even harder to make it stand out. However it would be perfect for a before-work pick me up. I hope they add more unique flavors to their menu like the mint coffee they have.
My second round of food I had only ordered 2 things, the Salted Caramel Macaron Pop and a cherry/blackberry Sprite. The Macaron was perfectly cooked!!! So many places in Elizabethtown, and even Kentucky in general can't cook macarons. This is only the second time after countless macarons that I have gotten one that is not underbaked or hollow. If it weren't for the icing (I'm not a fan of icing, don't blame them for that!!) it would've been astounding.. the Macaron itself was flavorful and delicious, and a shocking size! Biggest Macaron I think I've had.
The sprite was Shirley Temple-esque, not much to say about it, but that's not a negative! It was a nice refreshing drink, and was one of their Fall Specials.
Lastly was my Asiago Bagel, I waited until I got home to eat it, and I was frankly disappointed. I won't be too upset because it was free, but it was chewy and kind of hard, I gave up eating it halfway through because I was afraid of breaking a tooth. However, I also let it cool after being toasted, so take that with a grain of salt.
That's all for the food, the service was absolutely phenomenal! everyone was so kind, and I'm very grateful to have the bagel I had paid for even after insisting that they didn't have to give me a new one. They even added a free cream cheese as well when I said they didn't need to, which was much appreciated!
The atmosphere inside the building is homey and private. It would be a good spot to study or write if you're interested in that kind of thing. it's not too open, but not crowded. They have board games and books as well, so it would be a nice spot to relax on your day off with friends or by yourself. My only complaint is that the music is kind of oppressive, it could definitely be quieter.
It took a bit for my first round of food to come out, but they just opened and are plenty busy, so I can't fault them! The parking lot is absolutely horrible though! it's a horse shoe shape around the building, so if you can't find a parking spot at first you'll have to go back onto the main road and try again. I found one behind the building, but it was sprinkling so I was forced to walk in the rain to and from my car.
In conclusion I'm excited to come here more often before work in the mornings, I'm so happy that there are more eateries around that isn't just fast food, and aren't on the square.
TL;DR: some hiccups here and there, but has good food and drinks, and it's a very exciting addition to Etown! read more