5 /5 Morgan Marcone: My wife and I ate here for the first time and we decided to try and assortment of dishes, sticking mostly to what weve both come to recognize as southern comfort food and judge their plates based on how they stack up to what she was used to in Georgia. The green tomatoes were delicious and came with a house ranch—they were breaded evenly and had a good crust. We also decided to try the stuffed French toast banana foster, the Monte Cristo and the Breakfast Burrito. All but the burrito were delicious, as I feel that their house salsa for the burrito was too bright and one note, which threw off the flavor for me. Had they included a sour cream, I think it could have been better. However, the Monte Cristo was one of the best Ive tasted and was a favorite of my wifes. The toast had served like a sponge for the syrup theyd cooked it with and held in the perfect amount to make every bite glazed, but not too much that youd have any spilling out as youd go to take a bite.
The stuffed French toast was our dessert and it was fantastic. Both my wife and I had mentioned how the cinnamon and brown sugar sauce theyd covered the toast in, would have been good enough to pair with any pastry.
With all of this being said, both my wife and I agreed that the most lacking feature of this place, was the service. Now to clarify, everyone was perfectly hospitable and we had no issues with our orders. Though our complaint stems from how forced the accents and vernacular comes across. From overhearing a few conversations with other tables, we assumed the staff were instructed to sound southern. Not only that, but I think theyre also instructed to talk loudly, which when combined with everything else, makes interacting with staff uncomfortable because everything seems so fake and forced. We would much rather the staff be allowed to act more natural with customers, even though this may be a themed establishment. We will most certainly be back, but we may end up ordering food to go, as to avoid the performative and often embarrassing conversations that can be heard using southern slang inappropriately.
