Hoaglin to Go

A return visit for the dining duo, accompanied by Jennifer2 and another colleague, “T” in belated honor of T’s birthday.

The atmosphere isn’t the most warm and friendly, but the artwork on the walls is nice.

Sheila considered getting the beef filet on a baguette (it comes with boursin cheese!), but decided instead to have one of the daily specials, a chicken breast with pesto and three-cheese sauce served with a green salad. She really shouldn’t have tried it, because pesto isn’t one of her favorite things, but she hoped that the three-cheeses would balance out the pesto more than they did. The salad was nice, and the champagne vinagrette was tasty.

Jennifer also considered getting the beef filet on a baguette (after all, it comes with boursin cheese!), but decided instead to have one of the daily specials, but before you think we were completely identical in our choices, she ordered the quiche – sausage and bacon and cheese combined into one of the best she’s had in a long while–they quiche was light, fluffy and high. The fruit that accompanied the quiche was loaded with the good stuff, strawberries and pineapples, as opposed to being filled with green melon and honeydew.
Jennifer2 ordered the egg salad and loved the dill flavor, although the sandwich proved to be too much for her to handle and she had to get a doggy bag.

T selected the BLMT because 1) she can never resist a good BLT and 2) this one had to be better than good with the addition of fresh mozzarella and applewood smoked bacon. It was the perfect combination of BLM&T, but the bacon really made the difference for a new taste sensation. It added a mouth-watering smoky/fruity flavor that a plain old BLT lacks. The sandwich was delicious; however, by the time she got to the second half of her sandwich, the bread was rather soggy on the bottom. Just one small complaint for an overall delicious meal. She found the people-watching (so to speak) there to be quite intriguing, although rather distracting. Nevertheless, the outing was the perfect birthday treat.

Service was odd – Jennifer2 was asked if she wanted more iced tea, she responded “No,” and her glass was taken away. After wondering if she needed to say “Yes” to be allowed to finish what she still had in her glass, a refill was eventually delivered. We still don’t know what that was about. There was also confusion over the check situation. Why is it so surprising when a table of 4 at lunch wants separate checks?

Not the best overall dining experience, but far from the worst. We’ll be back, because at least one of us needs to get that beef sandwich.

Food ***
Atmosphere **1/2
Service **1/2
Overall **1/2

Hoaglin to Go