Fat Biscuit
Southern Table and Taps
335 Market Street, Lynnfield, MA
01940
781.342.5283
It is a beautiful Sunday afternoon, and we are getting ready to grill some steaks when the wife starts telling me
about a restaurant that just opened at the Market Street in Lynnfield.
At first, she thinks it is a BBQ
restaurant, based on its logo.
And after looking at it, I can see
why.
But no, after reading the menu, we
see it is southern food. (American cuisine with a definitive nod to the
traditions and style of the South.)
Anyway, she starts reading the menu
to me, and they have everything from a breakfast of biscuits and gravy to a dinner
of shrimp and grits.
Long story short: we put the steaks
away and take a ride.
At first glance, we were kind of
shocked at the style and the look of the inside of the restaurant. I don’t know what I was expecting. Maybe I was looking for something more along the lines of
southern comfort and charm.
Instead, it is the standard concept of an open restaurant with the high ceilings and an open kitchen. This is not a bad
thing -- just not what I was expecting.
We are looking for the bar. At
first, we do not see one, but the host shows us where it is. It is only like a 6-seat bar. They have a good selection of beer both on tap and in bottles, but
they do not have a full bar. Again, not a bad thing -- just not a place you will
hang at the bar.
So, we start talking with the
Manager (Mark) who could not be nicer, and he explains the menu to us and
answers all of our questions about the restaurant.
We now are ready to start making our selections. We start off with:
SAUSAGE BALLS $6.00
(House-made
pork sausage rolled in cheddar cheese and biscuit dough).
They are
served with a dipping sauce/gravy, so they taste like biscuits and sausage
gravy.
Nice way
to start.
The wife
goes for the fried chicken supper. $14.00
(24-hour
buttermilk brined, fried chicken breast and thigh served with some cheddar
grits).
The wife did
order this with two thighs in lieu of the breast and thigh.
Unfortunately, they did get the order wrong, but they corrected it right away.
Now, for my
dinner. Anyone who knows me knows I like any kind of fried chicken (with one
exception that I will not say here) so I was very happy to see they had chicken
and waffles on the menu. (Yes Alex, I said chicken and waffles.)
So I had the FRIED CHICKEN & WAFFLE $11.00
(24-hour buttermilk fried chicken, scratch-made Belgian Waffle, and honey butter)
(24-hour buttermilk fried chicken, scratch-made Belgian Waffle, and honey butter)
My chicken was
crunchy but not overdone, and the Belgian Waffle was pretty good, fluffy and
light, with the added sweetness of the honey butter and a little of the maple syrup. This was exactly what I was hoping for. Oh, I cannot forget about the side of
cheddar grits. These were good, fluffy grits.
*According to The Food Lover’s
Companion, the word “grits” is really a shortened way of saying what it really
means, “hominy grits.” Grits are derived from hominy. The Food Lover’s
Companion further cites hominy as being one of the first foods that American
Indians gifted to the colonists. Hominy is dried corn kernels with the hull and
germ removed.
When this dried hominy is
ground, it turns into what we know as grits.
Okay, we are now fat and happy, but
the manager -- doing his job -- comes over and tells us to try the dessert.
BISCUIT HOLES $6.00
(cinnamon sugar Fat Biscuit donut holes, with maple apple or maple blueberry sauce)
(cinnamon sugar Fat Biscuit donut holes, with maple apple or maple blueberry sauce)
And, he was not wrong. These came
fresh out of the fryer, and we were not disappointed.
To sum up our experience:
Good fresh food at a good price
with good service.
And on a side note: I do not
normally include the cost or the prices, but I thought it was important to
show that I think for the price you are paying here, you are getting a good bang
for your buck. We will definitely go back!
