In a perfect Homewood location sits the unpretentious and very busy Urban Cookhouse, which describes itself as a farm-to-table restaurant. My companion and I found it to be casual, yet attractive; small, yet comfortable.
Lacking any visible directions when we walked in, it fell to one of the patrons to tell us where to order. My objective was to first try what I had read to be the specialities - the chicken salad and Millie Ray's orange rolls. I ordered the chicken salad and fresh fruit with a basket of orange rolls to share and strawberry lemonade. The chicken salad was served as a plain scoop on a bed of lettuce, along with the fruit (cantaloupe, red and green apples, orange, watermelon, red grapes) and an orange roll. There was a container of dressing that could not be identified, one that visibly looked like honey mustard but had no distinguishable flavor to suggest how it could be used and that neither of us thought tasted good. The orange rolls were crunchy on the outside but moist inside. My companion said they were comparable to those served at The Club of Birmingham. The strawberry lemonade was somewhat bland, but the fresh fruit was absolutely delicious. The cantaloupe was perfect.
The chicken salad was packed but not dry, mayo-based but not watery. It had a great flavor; I only saw a possible small pimento as an added ingredient. My best bet, though, might have been the chicken salad sandwich: crushed pecans, housemade pickles, pimentos on wheat bread with lettuce and local tomatoes.
My companion ordered the B.A.L.T. (applewood bacon, avocado, lettuce, tomato) sandwich on toasted bun with mayo and the broccoli salad. The salad appeared to be a popular item and contained (my guess) red grapes, bacon, and sunflower seeds mixed in a light, but creamy vinaigrette.
My food was very good, although not outstanding. There was nothing I wanted to buy to take home, although container items were for sale. I would definitely go back to try some of the other menu items and plan to visit their Saturday morning market featuring local farmers. Prices were $10 to $12 per meal.
2 comments:
Sounds good!
Pam - It was good. I think I will really like some of the other menu items.
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