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<\/a>Tasty n' Sons<\/p><\/div>\n
Thursday night Michael’s father was visiting from Texas and the plan was to go to Meriwether’s–a tried and true favorite. The traffic was atrocious and we missed our reservation time trying to get from the airport to NW. I said screw it, let’s find anything. It was by change and luck that Tasty n’ Sons<\/a>\u00a0did NOT have a wait out the door!<\/p>\n Tasty n' Sons<\/p><\/div>\n Michael and his dad were parking the car and I dashed into the restaurant to get us on the list. Miraculously there were tables free! The server was reluctant to seat me since my “party” wasn’t with me (apparently they won’t seat people there unless everyone has arrived). I guaranteed they were right behind me (do I need to offer my first born son, too??) and she let me squat at a table til they arrived. I munched on the oddly salty and<\/em> sweet roasted peanuts that were at the table.\u00a0They were delicious.<\/p>\n Michael ordered us the dates wrapped in bacon and smothered with maple syrup. At first I scoffed at the appetizer because I’ve never had dates before and it honestly sounded like a train wreck of sweetness and crunch. But I trust Michael’s palette and knew he’d never order something that was grotesquely sweet. Three tiny dates arrived on a small plate like lumps of coal. I was still apprehensive but decided to give it a try.<\/p>\n Tasty n' Sons<\/p><\/div>\n The dates were wrapped in bacon and there was an almond wrapped inside of it. I took a bite and it was…squishy…The flavor was mild but the texture was what I cringed at until Michael instructed me to eat the whole thing in one bite. Much better decision. I popped the remainder in my mouth and it was an explosion of breakfast<\/em>\u00a0in my mouth. The combination of flavors of fruit, maple syrup, almonds and bacon tasted exactly like a waffle–or french toast. It was marvelous. In one bite I got to experience my favorite carby-breakfast treats. There’s no way I could ever eat more than one, maybe two, of these little suckers but it was enjoyable.<\/p>\n Tasty n' Sons<\/p><\/div>\n The next appetizer arrived on a mound of thin french fries: the “Pretty Damn Good Chicken Strips” and these were gosh darn golly gee pretty darn good. They weren’t drenched in grease like chicken strips tend to be and the garlic\/ranch\/aioli dipping sauce was addicting.<\/p>\n My entree was the polenta with peppers and sausage. The polenta tasted just like the cheesy grits I had in Texas<\/a>. Cheesy grits and polenta need to be in every meal. \ud83d\ude42 I loved the polenta! The sausage was really spicy with a hint of fennel.<\/p>\n Tasty n' Sons<\/p><\/div>\n I had a glass of wine that was a Sangiovese and\u00a0Cabernet\u00a0blend. \u00a0It was the kind of full-bodied red you want to sip slowly while you cut into a juicy steak smothered in onions and a bernaise sauce. Even though the wine was bold, it wasn’t overpowering like a lot of cabernet blends can be. I wouldn’t order this wine with something delicate like fish but it complimented my sausage and polenta entree nicely.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a>