Farmerbrown's Little Skillet

»Little Skillet - The Cobb Salad

It's awesome.

I want to keep this brief, but suffice to say, the day was hot, fried chicken seemed like overkill, and the cobb salad was calling.

I double checked to make sure that it was the fired chicken that they chopped up and put on top and the woman in the window insured me that it was with a big smile.

the descriptioin described corn bread croutons, which i was dubious about, but...+READ It's awesome.

I want to keep this brief, but suffice to say, the day was hot, fried chicken seemed like overkill, and the cobb salad was calling.

I double checked to make sure that it was the fired chicken that they chopped up and put on top and the woman in the window insured me that it was with a big smile.

the descriptioin described corn bread croutons, which i was dubious about, but what showed up (after a fairly long wait due to them frying hte extra thick slab bacon fresh for the salad) was awesome:

crisp romaine and cherry tomatoes tossed in a restrained amount of ranch dressing, topped with half of a perfect avocado sliced, the equivalent of 3 peices of slab bacon chopped up and still warm, and a juicy chicken breast off the bone and cut into 5 large wedges. I shook some hot sauce individually on to each peice of chicken and headed for the loading dock across the alley. and there was not a croution in sight. instead i got a corn bread biscuit! which was overkill in my opinion but helped to sop up some of the remaining dressing.

Lemonade, salad, good friend, sunshine, i almost don't want to go back so that the memory of that perfect salad stays for ever cherished in my mind.

but that is foolish. i will be back.-COLLAPSE / REPLY (2 Replies) (by jupiter, created October 6, 2009)

Thanks Fresno. It's good to have friends in Central places.

An update. First lunches.

Mehfil's rotating $5-6 special is a great deal, prepped and ready to go. But I liked the saffron lassi even better than my meatballs and basmati rice. The to go prices are roughly half the eat in prices.

I had quite good rice noodles with pork and vegetables at Chili Lemon Garlic. I think this was the only...+READ Thanks Fresno. It's good to have friends in Central places.

An update. First lunches.

Mehfil's rotating $5-6 special is a great deal, prepped and ready to go. But I liked the saffron lassi even better than my meatballs and basmati rice. The to go prices are roughly half the eat in prices.

I had quite good rice noodles with pork and vegetables at Chili Lemon Garlic. I think this was the only lunch in weeks where someone actually earned their tip, checking to see if I needed anything after I'd had a chance to eat but before it was too late to do anything. Genuine Thai food, not especially Americanized. Prices are $1 higher than they should be, so this is $10+ with tax and tip if you eat in. But authentic.

I stopped in at the Metreon farmer's market and chose $7 falafel. Earth Island is a very odd market. Strawberries, raspberries, too many bakeries. But it's a good lunch spot, with empanadas, raw food, African food, and of course falafel, with a fine assortment of pickles. I'm looking forward to returning.

Maya to Go was an amazing deal. $5 plus 50 cents for homemade tortillas gets you three enormous tacos. I tried carnitas. It was enough for two. Points for guava agua fresca.

Nearby Lee's was as vast as Melissa promised. At 1:45, the won ton soup was only okay, but I was enthralled by the 50 kinds of chips and rice krispies treats. This is a SuperLee's.

Finally, Little Skillet lives up to its take out fried chicken and waffles promise. I got the chicken lunch box with cole slaw and a biscuit (2 pieces, both small for $6.50), then splurged on an excellent, huge $3 red velvet cupcake. Everything was ready before my rather weak, lukewarm cappucino next door at Cento. And the folks at Little Skillet are as sweet as their offerings. Warning: this is not a low fat lunch. But it is good, and pretty fast, and they spelled my name right. It's amazing what matters. Anyone tried the waffles with pecans?

Also a note that blocks south of Market are huge! The distance from 1st to 2nd in the FiDi is nothing. 3rd and Harrison is not that close to Ritch and Townsend or the Metreon. So it's kind of you to suggest taco trucks near the Hall of Justice, and it's not that a walk isn't a good idea after a lunch of fried stuff and butter and cupcakes. But unless you have 1+ hours for lunch, it's hard to find that kind of time to roam. Little Skillet was 10 minutes' walk each way (bad lights), including balancing the cappuccino, chicken, and cupcake, plus 5 to order, leaving me 5-10 minutes to gobble down the wings in my office.

Now on to happy hour:
lschow and I hit SOUTH for their 4 to 6 ballgame happy hour. The drinks aren't much of a deal $5 beer and $6 house wine, but they have four or five snacks for $5 each. The fried barramundi was excellent, as were the fries. Ceviche was tasty too. Small portions but well prepared, and a comfy place to settle in. We noticed all the patrons were female.

Then we stopped in at Orson for $5 cocktails. We really wanted bar snacks, but somehow Orson thinks it's a restaurant (patrons to the contrary--everyone was in the bar). So they didn't really have bar snacks or desserts that tempted us. My Manhattan was okay. Small. Begrudgingly served, like I was a cheapskate or insufficiently cool. Did not make me want to return, despite a past meal I enjoyed.

Finally B bar's expanded its happy hour, which now runs until 7:30. Dollar oysters were superb especially the pearl points, truffle fries decent, $5 cocktails made with fresh raspberries, although I had sangria. The place was hopping, the staff couldn't be nicer or more attentive. And of course on a warm day, you can sit outside, the city your oyster. This is a business that will survive the downturn.-COLLAPSE / REPLY (57 Replies) (by Windy, created May 29, 2009)