Out for finding good eats some nights ago lead me to try the much talked about, but little seen Eatery in West Sacramento. This place was something of a mystery to me, for sometime (no longer), their Facebook page was acting as their website, and everyone was talking about how good their food was but there was very few tasting notes, and even less pictures! So I sought out to remedy that...
finding myself in one of those days were my morning coffee became all that I had in my stomach all day, I was really hungry so this place was about to majorly hit the spot. We started with
Mac & cheese; elbow macaroni in cheddar cheese cream sauce $6
- lemon, herbs, not your traditional cream sauce, very creamy with a stringy cheese quality
Pork belly; crispy pork belly, fresh polenta, pomegranates $9
- soft, crispy, luscious in texture and flavor beautifully paired with creamy polenta (who doesn't love creamy grits?)
Note: the pork belly was perfectly cooked on 2 of the 3 pieces where one was a bit tough from a too-long sear
The scene: located in a strip mall, minimal beer draft list, loyal local crowd following, cafeteria
style tables, open bar, large open space, and small homey touches at the
front desk and around the space
after starters we ordered entree's and took in their local, but somewhat limited beer selection, and approachable wine selections
their burger was what they were becoming known for so I had tot try it!
Eatery burger; griddled 8 oz natural beer burger, house-made mayonnaise,
butter lettuce, tomato & red onions (ketchup, mustard,
& zucchini pickles available on request) $11
with white cheddar
$1.50, bacon $2.00
- wonderful bun, crispy, soft buttery, solid burger
- a bit expensive at $14.50 for a bacon cheeseburger but a solid option
more than full at this point, but of course needing to take in all the options we HAD to have dessert, so when I heard about the s'more I was so excited, with visions of burned marshmallows and camp fires in my mind...those are normal s'mores, not this. Although beautiful in it's presentation...I prefer my burnt campfire s'mores
S'more: flourless chocolate cake, hazelnut mouse, graham cracker crust, toasted marshmallow, caramel sacue $8
Served too cold to be enjoyed, instead of softly flowing into a bite - but there was an intense chocolatey flavor, nice crunch of praline - beautiful, if only ornamental, presentation - would have preferred a melted piece of outstanding chocolate, on a home-made graham crackers, and a marshmallow that had less of a butane aftertaste?
Overall: Great eats to be found in West Sac, in a unexpected location
The Eatery
2155 Town Center Pl
West Sacramento, CA 95691
West Sacramento, CA 95691
(916) 372-2240
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