Kendoll C.
Yelp
First visit of the season, how sad wasn't a strong start
Barn 34 regulars, we know: 1. Parking is usually a hot mess- be prepared to circle the block 2. Arrive early, with your whole party in tow, or be prepared to wait 30-40mins 3. Be flexible squishing at whatever table is available! So, two laps to find parking, arriving right when they opened but still waiting 15mins, and squishing at a table w.four people & two high chairs was the expected experience...Usually worth it for the massive delicious quality breakfast platters, except, this visit, our go-to-dishes were very notably a lesser quality.
I always order the Big Wave, scrambled eggs, scrapple, grits, and upgrade to sweet potato pancakes- This visit the eggs were not the light fluffy fresh quality- they seemed like bottom of an egg tray scooped the last bits of crumbles left. The grits & scrapple were fine- large scoop of creamy, well-seasoned grits & big slabs of fried hard thick scrapple- but the pancakes were not the melt in my mouth fluffy drool. I recall, and can even reference old photos, large, thick, fluffy, moist, sweet potato pancakes (w.pecans), but this visit I received two flat, dry, flavorless pancakes -not worth any upgrade price.
My husband orders the big chorizo burrito- usually packed with ingredients, smothered in sauces, a hearty flavor packed plate- though this visit the burrito had a lot of potatoes, skimped on the meat and veggies.
Staff was friendly & attentive per usual, but the quality of the meals were very notably diminished. Wouldn't have been worth the longer wait. If dip in quality happens again would definitely have us shying away to our other top choices in the area.