A few months back, I won the First Annual Front Porch Chili Cook-Off. I'll admit there were only four entrants, and the other three were employees of the restaurant! Anyhoo, they gave me a gift certificate for $25 and I felt it was time to cash in the other day. Now, you may have read my two other reviews of The Front Porch in which I extolled the virtues of their ham steaks and fried chicken. This last visit followed closely on the heels of our visit to Daddy O's, where we enjoyed some very nice shrimp and grits and fried okra. Well, I decided to do a little comparison dining. Here you see the
Fried Okra (6), cooked whole instead of sliced and nicely presented. Lots of good crunch here and little grease. I think I like the ranch dressing at Daddy O's a little better, though.
And then there's the
Shrimp and Grits (14.5) which I have to say was a bit of a disappointment. Not a lot of grits and five shrimp, sitting in an odd flavored soup that tasted faintly of sherry or something. There was cheese but not much, and some kind of mushroom cut in strips that added little to the flavor. I liked the poached egg on top and that was about it.
They have acquired a liquor license and you now have a limited selection of the hard stuff if you need a bracer with your brunch.
I still like this place a great deal and encourage you to give it a whirl. Be forewarned, it's small and it gets busy, especially at Saturday and Sunday brunch.
And then there's the Shrimp and Grits (14.5) which I have to say was a bit of a disappointment. Not a lot of grits and five shrimp, sitting in an odd flavored soup that tasted faintly of sherry or something. There was cheese but not much, and some kind of mushroom cut in strips that added little to the flavor. I liked the poached egg on top and that was about it.
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