Subject: Don't ever lose your food-storage container again

From: "Mr Lid" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2014 14:54:40 -0700

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pickled ginger at the bottom- holy cow, totally took it over the top. Of course, had to try the pigs on horseback as they seem to be uber popular among my fellow yelpers. And who doesn't love bacon? It was definitely a win. My most favorite thing out of all the dishes we ordered was the gnocchi. It was fresh, pillowy gnocchi with omg-to-die-for mushrooms with fiddlehead ferns, fresh peas, lemony ricotta and a poached egg. I could eat that every week! Alas, there was one major disappointment in the whole night- yes I feel it's important and must warn you if you are a fellow moscow mule lover like myself. The MM was, to be frank, terrible. A $9 drink and it was probably the worst one I've ever had hands down. Tasted very weak and mostly filled with watery lime juice, no ginger flavor at all. I had such high expectations because it seems they make this ginger beer in-house. Oh well, skip the MM and drink something else. The food totally makes up for it! I wasn't as taken with this pl
ace as everyone else seems to be. The vibe and decor are great, food was good & service was terrible. Our waitress disappeared after taking our order, then didn't appear again until well after our food was consumed. We had to ask for her twice to other staff who got us what we needed in the mean time. Our waitress was honestly, the worst I've ever ever had. One of those were you ask yourself why she is in this industry and how the heck she got the job.. And keeps it. I got the super seed crusted tofu. It was cold (I also waited to eat to send it back to be reheated or something, but no one ever came by & I was starving, so ended up just grubbing it) regardless of the temperature, it left lots to be desired.. Especially at $21 a plate... You know a block of organic tofu is like $2 at whole foods. We also got veggie burger sliders and the salmon, those were both great. Something else disappointing was I left a comment card explaining our lack luster experience and we never heard back.
I think for the price point of this establishment, everything should be on point and a thoughtful experience. We live in austin, tx and I would probably go back again to give it another shot.. I want to like it. I really do. I love the farm to table aspect of it. They have that down, fo sho. I have eaten here three times, twice for dinner and once for brunch, and enjoyed it every time. The service is always friendly and the food is always delicious. In addition to being delicious, the food is made with quality, responsible and healthy ingredients and doesn't leave you feeling gross afterword (even if you eat way too much while you're there, as I always do.) I've enjoyed everything I've eaten here but here are some things that stick out in my memory without going back to look at the menu online: Curry soup (I crave this constantly), devils on horseback (my mom's fave), the meatballs, the coconut fizz drink, and fried chicken and biscuit for brunch. And yes, in three meals I have tri
ed more dishes than that, haha. We usually order lots of small plates and share