Diana L.
Yelp
I visited Garage Kitchen and Bar last Friday, 6/30/2023 for lunch at around 1 pm. The restaurant is interesting since it's a bar/restaurant connected with Shout located next door.
Food:
++Guava juice -$4
- Quite refreshing. Restaurants don't always offer guava juice so it's nice to be able to order that. Kind of tastes like kerns (prob is kerns lol) but it's still tasty.
++Buddha bowl - $18 add Chicken -$6 = $24
- A hearty bowl that includes avocado, Farro, butter squash, grape tomatoes, edamame, brown rice and I subbed the carrot ginger sauce (I'm not a fan of too much ginger taste) with the sesame vin (the sauce from the ahi nachos) and brown rice. This is a vegetarian dish but I added chicken for extra protein. I ended up ordering the Buddha bowl since I've been eating heavier meals, I wanted a healthier option. This dish was so delicious. The flavors blended so well together. It had a nice roasty and garlic flavor, and I'm glad I subbed the sauce. I ended up eating half of this once the portion was more than enough for me.
++Side of fries - $4
- Fries can be pretty basic but I realized I like my fries a specific way and Garage nailed it lol. I actually enjoyed the crispiness and width of the fries. They also weren't over-salted, they were perfect haha.
Ambiance:
- Interesting since it's a bar but like it's day-time. I was quite intrigued since I usually don't eat in places like this, but it was definitely a casual/ relaxed place. Note that the restroom is also located in the back. You have to walk a little ways and it's connected to Shout, which is next door.
Customer service:
We were tended to; however, they weren't as on top of it checking in on us. We had to flag them down to order and then when we wanted extra ketchup, we ended up taking some from an empty table near us since they were busy. I do want to add that the staff member who took our order was training with another senior staff but they were helpful with the questions we had and had a great attitude. Please note that they charge a 3.95% surcharge that I wasn't aware of so keep that in mind.
All in all, if I'm ever back in this area, I'd consider coming back. Thanks for a great meal and time, Garage!