Subject: Local-Mothers Turns $82 into $8210 - Find out how

From: "Kelli Frazier" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 03 Dec 2014 17:22:35 -0700

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buser arm in my face every four seconds. Overall NOT a comfortable dining experience with the noise level, heavy traffic, and intrusive staff. The decor was adorable, the wine was good, and those that eat pork loved the pork entrees, but for all the unwarranted hype and the HUGE bill we had at the end, I won't go back. If I want arms wailing in my face while having a conversation, I'll just have dinner with my Italian step family. An interesting concept with some highlights, but overall disappointing. Four of us went on a Saturday night without reservations. We were told it would be 90+ minutes for a table, but were able to get seating at the bar. We started off with the squash wontons and the chickpea fritters. While all of the dishes can be shared, the wontons came three to the order, so I was the 'even' person out. My wife had one, and said it was overly sweet and that the fritter was much better. The chickpea fritter was very good with nice textures and flavors. We then go
t the kona kampachi crudo and ham frites. The crudo was quite tasty and the contrast between the cool kampachi and warm crispy pork belly made for an interesting dish. The frites were very good and came with two dipping sauces. Since the frites were like shoestring fries, our basket contained lots of 'bits'. Of the sauces, the smoked tomato aioli was the most memorable. We then moved on to roasted cauliflower, roasted beets, wood over roasted pig face, and confit goat belly. While all the items of our previous orders came pretty close together, these were staggered over the course of at least 30 minutes. The cauliflower and beets came first. I am not typically a big fan of either but tried each. The cauliflower was a huge portion compared to any of the other dishes and unevenly cooked. Some pieces were nicely charred with good flavor, while others were closer to being burnt and bitter. With the beets, I could not tell they were roasted, short of they were not raw. The who
le dish seemed to be one note, just with different textures. The pig face came next, and is an attractive presentation with the sunny side egg on top. We were told to just 'mash' it all together. While the egg yolk added some much needed moisture, the dish was pretty dry and disappointing. Finally the goat arrived. Since this was the Girl & the Goat, I was looking forward to it. To me, something that is confit should just melt in your mouth - I couldn't cut it with a spoon. It was topped with a lobster crab mixture so the combination was very similar to the crudo we had earlier. It was an interesting dish, but not a marquee offering. To end our evening, we ordered the bittersweet chocolate and apple buckle. I am a chocolate lover, but the bittersweet chocolate dish was extremely sweet. It was