Victoria L.
Yelp
Food 3, service 4, price per value 3, cleanliness 5, atmosphere 3. This averages to 3.6, but I chose to round down because this is not a 5-star restaurant, and it comes up as such.
Susy's kitchen started off as a food truck. Sadly, Susy is still acting as if it still is. When we first walked in, two things struck me: it was very clean and white, and the seatimg is patio furniture (it looked more like an ice cream shop than a restaurant). The food is served in to go containers, with plastic utensils. When we asked for water, we were given chilled water bottles and plastic cups that we were later charged $1.75 each.
Susy is a one woman show. She is the hostess, waitress, cook, and cashier. It is amazing that she is so happy.
We came because one of the only other pictures on Yelp is of pork rib ragu. It looked delicious and is something we have not seen in many menus. This convinced us to come. Sadly, even though the pork rib ragu is featured on the window (in vinyl), it is not in the menu. Susy explained to us that she does all the cooking herself. Therefore, she had to make the menu smaller. Understandable but disappointing just the same.
I ordered the Tuscan Chicken Pasta because Susy told us the sauce was a vodka sauce. It didn't look nor taste like a vodka sauce. The pasta is homemade and, as such, has a nice chew to it. The chicken is a chicken thigh with basic seasoning. My husband ordered the pork belly sandwich. The pork belly was very tender and delicious, but as a sandwich, it was lacking. The description said served with seasonal vegetables but it was just iceberg lettuce, tomatoes, and mayo on a store brought hamburger bun (you know the type that sticks to the roof of your mouth when bitting into it). We were left scratching or heads. This elevated meat was brought down by the bread and toppings. (A nice brioche, onions, peppers, and an aoili would have easily elevated this dish.) Susy served the sandwich with fresh fries. They were hot, fresh potatoes, and well seasoned but not crisp.
Bottomline, $45 after tip makes this a no-go for us. Small portions that don't deliver on flavor. When we left, my husband turned to me and said, "It got 5 stars." We expect more from Yelp.