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Foundry mini-review
A friend and I hit the Foundry on its opening night, and were pleasantly surprised not to have a wait for a table for two (it was a bit early, just before 6, but still).
The food was good (not great, but good), the atmosphere pleasant, and the service friendly and efficient, even on their opening night, which I found admirable. It's very much a 2010 restaurant, in that it has a charcuterie plate, a range of "classic cocktails," a selection of flatbreads and the standard high-brow-comfort-foods that seem to be on every menu in the area this summer (e.g. heirloom tomato salad, pasta with goat cheese, pork belly confit).
I had the steak frites, and my vegetarian friend had the veggie kebabs. They were both quite good, and the steak was served as rare as I had requested. We also sampled several of the classic cocktails; the ginger smash was especially good.
Overall, a nice addition to the neighborhood, and I hope they'll manage to last in that space longer than Bowl & Board did.
The food was good (not great, but good), the atmosphere pleasant, and the service friendly and efficient, even on their opening night, which I found admirable. It's very much a 2010 restaurant, in that it has a charcuterie plate, a range of "classic cocktails," a selection of flatbreads and the standard high-brow-comfort-foods that seem to be on every menu in the area this summer (e.g. heirloom tomato salad, pasta with goat cheese, pork belly confit).
I had the steak frites, and my vegetarian friend had the veggie kebabs. They were both quite good, and the steak was served as rare as I had requested. We also sampled several of the classic cocktails; the ginger smash was especially good.
Overall, a nice addition to the neighborhood, and I hope they'll manage to last in that space longer than Bowl & Board did.
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We had a mediocre experience last night
Food was alright, but the service really brought the whole experience down.
Let's hope they improve and can stick it out for the long run.
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Redbones is an exception, which I think it pretty awesome :) But, I can't really go there more than once a year or so.
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I agree that there's nothing outstanding in the square (I think Gargoyle's used to be, about ten years ago), and there really should be. I think an upscale restaurant on the order of Salts or Menton would do really well here. Anyway, I don't think that The Foundry is outstanding, and frankly it's not all that different from, say Russell House in Harvard Square.
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Pity that we came THAT close to getting Ten Tables.
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i miss the wee italian place that was in the spot ten tables almost moved into.
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fucking up french fries is serious shit.
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/me makes a note to stop by and try a few of the uncommon ones
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It is pretty awesome to have another place with a good selection of things on tap, and I assume once they've settled down they'll use a few of them for some more unique things.
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Do they print prices on this menu for the version in the restaurant? Listing the serving size is pretty pointless without also saying the price. I'd go on a rant about price-less drink lists, but that would be a little too off-topic, no?
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I actually like BBC one though, so that's cool. I just am not used to seeing it spelled out.
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2. You had RARE STEAK while sitting next to a VEGETARIAN? And you lived long enough to post! I'm impressed!
:D
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My friends tend to be pretty open minded and let me eat what I like as long as I don't try to shove it down their throats (which I would never do - I like my steak far to much to share it with someone who wouldn't enjoy it).
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The waitstaff was obviously still in training, but in what I thought was a charming way.
The one area in which I'd give the restaurant seriously bad marks is the bathroom. It's not dirty, obviously, because it's brand new, but the tile they chose makes it *look* really grimy. But worse than that: there are no paper towels, only blow dryers, and YOU HAVE TO TOUCH THE DOOR HANDLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. YUCK. (yes i know i'm being ocd about this but i've read the statistics about how many people actually wash their hands after going to the bathroom and it's disgusting.)
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I was at a rest stop on the Pike this week, and saw that the bathroom door had a "foot pull" thing to open the door with your foot to avoid using the handle. I thought it was pretty neat.
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I'm glad there's more restaurants in Davis, especially one with a raw bar, but I'll be sticking to Posto and their amazing agnolotti.