Mona M.
Yelp
This restaurant was within a walking distance from our hotel, so we walked here for lunch. It's really spacious inside, and at 1pm it wasn't busy at all. The hostess immediately walked us to our booth and our server took no time to come to our table with a menu. She was very courteous and patient as we studied the menu.
I was pretty indecisive on what to order cause everything on the menu sounded good. So we started off with drinks first. I got the Mango Habanero Margarita made of Ole Smoky Mango Habanero Whiskey, Cointreau, orange juice, fresh lemon and lime juices, with a spicy seasoned salt rim. After a walk on a warm afternoon, that drink was truly refreshing. He got the Yee-Haw IPA from the Yee-Haw Brewing Co and he concluded that it was the best beer he had during our trip.
Sadly can't say the same about the food. When I placed my order for the Tuna Rice Bowl, the server gave props to my choice which kind of built my hopes up lol. On paper, the dish sounded amazing with seared rare tuna, pineapple salsa, avocado, wonton crisp, served with a jasmine rice; and the plating was also beautiful. However, I couldn't say I enjoyed the dish. I kept drizzling more and more sauce with every spoonful looking for that kick in my tongue but I couldn't find it. The dish was pretty bland and left much to be desired.
He had a better luck with his Seafood Gumbo which claims to be a traditional Southern gumbo with shrimp, blue crab, okra, andouille sausage, with jasmine rice. While he said he enjoyed his gumbo, it was missing the smokiness from bacon that can be achieved only if the roux is made from scratch.
Our waiter checked on us often in a good pace and she was very nice. However, due to the unmemorable food, we'd try some other options before returning here if we were to be back in town.