WOW! Hit the spot in big way. East Side Social recently launched a new lunch menu and delivery service, and these guys really pulled it off!
Four of us left the office on a mundane Monday to grab a bite. All four came back with our natural 5 hour energy lift, and fat wallets retained. What else do you expect when you get homemade mozzarella, homemade bread, and home-?ground? Kobe, all prepared by Devon Gilroy, the former sous-chef of Chanterelle and A Voce, and priced at a discount?
D ? ?Keep It Comin? ? Gilroy knows his stuff and the team running ESSC and its sister Macau knows how to deliver the goods!
The place has a really fun feel to it, good lighting, and a genuinely courteous staff. The menu kicks some butt! It has a great healthful variety to select from, and all the ingredients are fresh and the meat selections are ?guilt free?, meaning the chicken are free range, and the cow grass fed - - no chemistry sets involved.
Among us we had the Caprese salad, with delicious mozzarella made by the chef himself, combined with grilled free range chicken ($13). The Sausage Piadina, a grilled pizza only an artisan could create, and nutritionist recommend ($11)! Cool Kobe, featuring a great grass fed cut, pounded by the man into paradise and cooked with ?palate-tious? respect ($10)! Finally the Grilled Salmon, on the table we see a tenderly prepared fish, dressed with greens and yellows, and a wonderfully tasty Pesto, we all took our fair share of bites of what I think is the menu?s ?piece de resistance? ($19).
On the flip side, they could improve the quality of the music, I?ll be speaking with them about that, or maybe just slip in my iPOD when no one?s lookin? And better signage on the outside, its unimpressive and doesn?t match ESSC?s awesomeness. Hey, so they got that wrong, but everything else right!
We?re all doing this again, there?s still soooo much more to try, and I hear they?re re-launching the dinner menu! I highly recommend ESSC, check it out, you?ll love it, and your friends will love you!
Pros: Great Chef, Great Food, Great Service
Cons: Signage needs improvement & the music's so so
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