If you had asked me to review this place after the first 30 minutes of sitting down, I might have given it 2 Forks because the service was horrible in the beginning, but after spending some time and re-thinking my entire experience, I have to say the food was good enough and the experience unique enough that I'm willing to go with 4 Forks (maybe closer to 3.75 Forks). As long as you know what to expect with this place, you'll have a great time.
Nima, Deanna and I came for brunch on a Sunday morning and originally we didn't think anyone would be here. But the place was actually packed and it took a while to get the host (I'm not sure if there really was a host, I think everyone who worked there had 5 different jobs) to seat us. We sat all the way in the back and we could see how hurried and rushed all the waiter/waitresses were. It's a pre-fixe meal of about 9 courses, but it was hard to really figure that out because they don't tell you anything or come to take your order. We waited forever to flag someone down to ask what the deal was and they said the food just comes out. Ok, we must have waited 20 minutes before any food came out but when it did, boy did we get a lot of food. In one fell swoop, 5 plates of food came out at once. All the dishes are made for sharing and there's plenty of food on each dish for everyone. We started with warm freshly baked bread with butter and honey and then there was also a green salad with a giant delicious piece of feta cheese, feta cheese pie, Turkish hash browns, a cheese plate with 4 different cheeses and olives, tomatoes, and cucumbers. I really enjoyed the hash browns as they were jammed packed with flavor from the onion, peppers, and parsley. Then came another round of food - gooey cheese omelet, sweet crepes with fruit, giant pieces of salami with sunny side eggs, and then these meatloaf balls with gravy and vegetables. At this point, we were all so full but couldn't stop trying everything that was put in front of us. The omelet and crepes were the big winners of this round of food. At this point, we were all completely stuffed and couldn't eat anymore food. They did bring out a fruit plate which was a nice refreshing finisher.
Despite this place starting off on the wrong foot service-wise, they did make up for it with the quality and quantity of food. The waitress was very nice while were were being served and you could tell that they were just crazy busy and not intentionally ignoring you. Serving a 9 course meal to a packed house all at once is not a fun job. What's even more amazing about this place is that all this food was only $15.95 - a great deal, just don't come here if you are in a hurry! Total bill: $23 with tax and tip
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