Fried Chicken Fried Chicken

Crispy, golden fried chicken seasoned with a blend of herbs and spices for a flavorful crunch.

Roanoke

Roanoke

135 W Madison StIL 606024506, Chicago, United States

Full • American • Bar-Lounge • Delivery Services


"A more elegant brunch/lunch place with a more open kitchen so you can see the cooks work! I highly recommend this place for brunch, the drinks are incredible and beautiful! I got the Good Witch and it was SO tasty. There was a drink called Purple Rain that's SO pretty! I very rarely see purple drinks that beautiful and Felicia. The burrata was a delicious meal but we shared it as an appetizer. The condiments with it were amazing! The daily popover (which is close to a yorshire pudding texture) is delightful but huge! We didn't realize it's came with 2 and it doesn't state that on the menu so recommend sharing it with one or even two people! I got the avocado baked eggs and it was delicious but a bit odd to eat. It was a whole avocado, cut in half, with a poached egg in each half but I want expecting the skin to still be on the avocado so it was awkward to eat. Overall it was delicious but the lack of descriptions to include important notes for the meals is the only reason I gave it a 4 and not a 5. I wish the menu made mention that there were skins on the avocados or that the waiter could have looked at my party of 6 and suggested we split 3 popovers out at least make mention how big they are (we ordered 5 of them on top of our meals, drinks, and other appetizers and so it became wasteful). I want to add, for accessibility reasons: The restrooms are an adventure, I had to go upstairs and down a hall to get to it. There are elevators for those that can't take stairs though! Just a bit of a journey to get there."

The Alembic

The Alembic

1725 Haight St San Francisco, CA 94117, 94117-2831, San Andreas, United States

Bars • Wine • Coffee • American


"It's been a while since I had been there and A LOT has changed, I used to love this place. If you want to sit at the bar for a super hip bartender to make you a super hip drink, this is your place. If you are into knowing the restaurant made and smoke everything on the menu, this is your place but if you want a good meal, service and service you might want to go somewhere else. Everyone was nice, the host was nice, our server was nice but the service was lack the fundamentals of the dining experience. We waited to be sat and the place was empty. The wine we ordered (every time we ordered a glass) took forever. The table 2 tables down were so loud it was hard to have a conversation and when they left we saw it was the staff having some sort of meeting. The food was all made in house including the charcuterie, the problem was every piece of meat on the charcuterie plate tasted the same, you couldn't tell what was beef or pork, it just all tasted like over dried paper thin smoke. The Josie Baker bread (which is amazing) was burnt so bad on one side we ordered more and they took 10 minutes to bring one half of one slice, not 4 half slices like the order came with and the chef brought it out with a pair of tongs. The house pickled veggie plate was mushy and scattered. The bone marrow tasted like nothing which how do you do that to bone marrow... Broil with salt. I live in SF, I've bartended in SF, I love the Height but will not be going back to the Alembic I used to love a few years back. I usually write off one visit and go back for a second chance, sorry not this time."