i wonder if the lunch choices and portions are completely different than those at dinner?

i may roll up there for lunch Friday.

that bar downstairs, though --- for those earlier who said they "liked foundation, but it was too pricey" and are looking for something similar.... the cocktails downstairs are going to run around $10 per drink, fwiw.

8/17/2011 1:11:34 PM

I don't always frequent that side of downtown, but that place would be awesome after a show at the pour house

8/17/2011 1:14:14 PM

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"Quarter white with one side is $5.59 plus tax. Extra side is roughly $1.49 plus tax, give or take a dime."

So we're ignoring the biscuit, sweet tea, and the fact that there are no snooty waitresses demanding a tip now?

That's at least a $6 value if not more.

[Edited on August 17, 2011 at 1:29 PM. Reason : l]

8/17/2011 1:28:37 PM

Just had the chicken and Mac and cheese. Really good, worth the $$. Cocktails are a ripoff for the price, though.

8/17/2011 2:10:26 PM

I kinda hate cocktail drinkers, really.

8/17/2011 2:12:15 PM

I like that places have fancy cocktails. People like them, they taste good, and their existence allows people to get stoned and come up with names for them.

However, I have no desire to order one when whiskey and a beer will do just fine.

8/17/2011 2:14:21 PM

I drink cocktails at home and beer at bars/restaurants. That way you never get ripped off any more than you were expecting.

8/17/2011 2:14:34 PM

Aren't cocktails at Foundation like $25 dollars each?

8/17/2011 2:18:45 PM

I think that's just the down payment.

8/17/2011 2:20:26 PM

I like nice drinks and I don't mind paying for them, but you can't charge $9 for something that's half the size of something at Foundation and not quite as good. A child-sized B+ old fashioned is not worth $9. I'm not trying to get hammered at the chicken store, but there's a credit crunch on and I'd like to get my money's worth out of the shit I buy.

[Edited on August 17, 2011 at 2:23 PM. Reason : Der]

8/17/2011 2:20:53 PM

Quote :

"Cocktails are a ripoff for the price, though."

no, no they fucking aren't

what does that even mean

people are such simple fucks, the amount of alcohol in a drink is not the only factor in its value

this thread makes me hate humanity

[Edited on August 17, 2011 at 2:24 PM. Reason : d]

8/17/2011 2:23:14 PM

^ settledown now.

Quote :

"I'm not trying to get hammered at the chicken store, but there's a credit crunch on. "

I lol'd.

8/17/2011 2:24:41 PM

I don't get fancy cocktails.

However, I do like fancy beers.

So yeah, it's always a matter of personal taste.

8/17/2011 2:32:02 PM

I got 2 $10 Moon and Stars from Foundation. Totally worth it. Not only was it delicious it tore me the f up.

I don't mind paying more for drinks if they are good and get me drunk faster. This is usually the case at better establishments.

8/17/2011 2:34:41 PM

FANCY BEERS ARE OVERPRICED

WHY WOULD I PAY FOR A FANCY BEER WHEN THERE IS CHEAPER BEER AVAILABLE

8/17/2011 2:34:52 PM

Quote :

"A child-sized B+ old fashioned is not worth $9"

Just being an Old-Fashioned should require you to pay at least $10...shut it

8/17/2011 2:41:45 PM

ditto - grad style though ... lookin for good place to check out good music - any recommendations on hillsborough etc.?

8/17/2011 2:51:08 PM

Quote :

"FANCY BEERS ARE OVERPRICED WHY WOULD I PAY FOR A FANCY BEER WHEN THERE IS CHEAPER BEER AVAILABLE "

I COMPLAIN ABOUT DOMESTIC LIGHT BEERS

BUT I DRINK PBR AND HIGH LIFE

8/17/2011 3:06:05 PM

I CALLED SHIT OVERPRICED BEFORE BEING CHEAP WAS COOL

8/17/2011 3:07:04 PM

I just had lunch there and it was so goddamn awesome I ordered seconds.

oh and:
I don't always frequent that side of downtown, but that place would be awesome after a show at the pour house when I do I drink Dos Equis.

8/17/2011 3:08:30 PM

The Pour House has awesome shows?

8/17/2011 3:10:39 PM

Quote :

"i wonder if the lunch choices and portions are completely different than those at dinner? i may roll up there for lunch Friday."

I'm wondering the same thing. Because while I'll justify $14 for dinner, I'd have a heart attack spending that much for lunch

8/17/2011 3:17:28 PM

THEN INSTEAD OF BITCHING YOU CAN WALK TWO BLOCKS OVER TO THE CHICKFILA.

THE LOGISTICS OF THIS ARE NOT COMPLICATED.

8/17/2011 3:18:43 PM

^ Calm down, son

8/17/2011 3:19:23 PM

Lunch prices are the same.

8/17/2011 3:31:00 PM

WTF? How can you charge the same at lunch. I know what I'm not doing Friday afternoon even though I already had plans to do that thing that I'm not doing now.

8/17/2011 4:39:06 PM

RARR RARR

KING DOUCHEBAG HERE

DRINK PBR

8/17/2011 4:42:12 PM

if you can't spend 14 bucks on lunch every once in a while then GET THE FUCK OUT OF THIS THREAD AND GET A BETTER JOB

8/17/2011 7:41:14 PM

damn, you people act like $14 lunches just made it to the east coast or some shit.

8/17/2011 7:49:21 PM

Quote :

"if you can't spend 14 bucks on lunch every once in a while then GET THE FUCK OUT OF THIS THREAD AND GET A BETTER JOB"

Didn't I tell you to settledown earlier?
Pretending people are poor just because they don't spend their money frivolously and shit.

8/17/2011 8:07:07 PM

Quote :

"WTF? How can you charge the same at lunch."

Eh, if the portions are the same it doesn't really matter to me.

8/17/2011 8:48:10 PM

^This is true, but I think the "slightly smaller portion, lower price" model for downtown restaurants has been a pretty huge success, so if they did it at some point in the future I'd get behind it. Until that theoretical point in time, I will not bitch about 14 dollar lunches.




Also, for those of you who are not tiny little women and girly men and enjoy eating a full meal, what is the appropriate amount of food to order here? I'm going in the next couple days and I want to feast but not over order. I have no idea how big the chicken or sides are, but I have to imagine you couldn't need more than two sides.

...plus a fancy beer.

8/17/2011 8:57:25 PM

Quote :

"Pretending people are poor just because they don't spend their money frivolously and shit. "

This.

Not that it matters since I don't work downtown anymore lol.

8/17/2011 9:35:13 PM

just got back. saw vinylbandit on his way out.

man, it was absolutely incredible. i had the quarter white with a quart a sweet tea and the pimento mac n' cheese. well worth the price, imho. that was the best meal i've had in a long time, and the best fried chicken i've ever tasted.

i think mine was $16 after tip (without tip, $11.85)

8/17/2011 9:54:23 PM

tomorrow it is. was there a long wait?

8/17/2011 10:03:59 PM

Quote :

"Apparently the food's out by the time the drink orders are filled."

Yep. I ordered my food and drink at the same time. The chicken and two sides were in front of me within 10 seconds of my drink being dropped off.

Quote :

"Also, for those of you who are not tiny little women and girly men and enjoy eating a full meal, what is the appropriate amount of food to order here?"

I had a tiny breakfast and went to the gym immediately before lunch. I ordered a quarter chicken and two sides. I ended up wanting more so I ordered another round of chicken and it was in front of me in less than a minute. I vote just order more as you go if you're still hungry.

8/17/2011 10:06:04 PM

i'm seven kinds of excited

8/17/2011 10:09:46 PM

I may have to check it out after the jimmy v social tomorrow night at Draft

YES I PLUGGED IT

Mr. Joshua...this could be our date night

8/17/2011 10:10:40 PM

Quote :

"tomorrow it is. was there a long wait?"

i waited about 15 to 20, tops, for two people. there's a quick turnover and the tables are communal, which is kind of cool, and results in a quick turn around.

someone asked earlier about portions. i'm not a big dude, but i can put away some food, and the quarter chicken + 1 side had me so stuffed i couldn't look at the plate anymore.

8/17/2011 10:17:26 PM

^Mr. Joshua claims otherwise, GIRLY MAN.

...but seriously I will take that into consideration. I'm saying fuck-all and hitting this place up by week's end.

8/17/2011 10:21:58 PM

So you +1'ed the side, or the meal altogether?

8/17/2011 10:22:13 PM

Quote :

"i think mine was $16 after tip (without tip, $11.85)"

That must've been quite the servicing.

8/17/2011 10:26:16 PM

He got the happy ending.

8/17/2011 10:27:13 PM

Gonna open up Scrumpley's Chicken and Dumplings next to this place.

8/17/2011 10:40:40 PM

i think i'ma go tomorrow so my honey can serve me some fried chicken.

well actually i can't go tomorrow

but one day i will go

[Edited on August 17, 2011 at 10:41 PM. Reason : .]

8/17/2011 10:41:07 PM

Quote :

"That must've been quite the servicing."

i try to take care of my bartenders and wait staff peeps when i can.

and the honey glazed hand job was well worth it.

[Edited on August 17, 2011 at 10:58 PM. Reason : .]

8/17/2011 10:57:48 PM

Are the sides vegetarian friendly?

8/18/2011 12:13:01 AM

the potato salad has bacon in it but that's it. definitely not vegan friendly.

8/18/2011 12:33:13 AM

+1 for serving Counter Culture Coffee

8/18/2011 1:54:42 AM

@jstpack When you say "sweet tea" did you order the quart of black tea and they brought simple syrup to the table?

8/18/2011 3:05:54 AM