Andie E.
Yelp
Let me start off by saying that I just love Farine's original Jackson Heights location. I went there when they first opened and I've been back there several times since then. I was sooo excited when I had heard that Farine was coming to Glen Oaks! I awaited their opening with much anticipation...but sadly, I was a bit disappointed. On one hand, the food was delicious; On the other hand, their dessert was hit or miss.
The Food:
On this visit, we ordered two orders of their $10 special of the day: NOLA Cajun shrimp boil w.hot beef sausages, corn, & potatoes. This dish was nice and spicy, and had great flavor. Fresh, tasty ingredients. I loved it but it seemed like it was one order split into two orders (unevenly). One dish had 4 shrimps, 5 potatoes, 2 corn and 3 sausages. The other dish had 6 shrimps, 3 potatoes, 2 corns, 2 sausages and a jalapeno. Also, the shrimp were disappointingly small.
Dessert:
Unlike their Jackson Heights location, this Glen Oaks location offers mostly a variety of cheesecakes. There definitely weren't as many options here, besides the cheesecakes. But, we tried two kinds of cheesecake @$6 each: Pineapple and Coconut. The Pineapple Cheesecake was delicious! Nice and fluffy, creamy, and good pineapple flavor. The Coconut Cheesecake was the complete opposite. Dare I say, it was a tad bit stale? It wasn't flavorful nor fluffy. It was dense, tasted heavily of lard, and even the dollop of whipped cream on top was a little hard. We took a bit of this and could not eat it.
I truly hope management takes this constructive critique to make improvements. The Jackson Heights location is excellent, and this location has the potential to be excellent also. I hope they step it up. Also, please pack your hot entrees and desserts in separate bags. Our desserts were getting hot from being on top of our entrees.
One last note: I found out about their special Cajun Boil via Instagram, however, nowhere was this special posted inside or outside of Farine. If they posted their specials, they would probably draw in more people. Not everyone uses Instagram.
I plan on a return visit sometime and hope things improve.