The Porch Door

Here's my take on The Screen Door, or Porch Door, as I kept calling it. In short, I loved it. I'm looking forward to going back the next time we have $60 to blow on date night. Munchie covered the food pretty well so I'll offer a few random thoughts...I lked the decor. Empty and airy with a view into the busy kitchen. Lots of old barn wood shelving displaying canned goods. We also saw a display of peaches later in the evening at Tiga, leading me to believe that canned goods are the new deer and elk. Back to TSD, here are the things I didn't like about it : too noisy, the concrete floors made it cacophonous. I had to say "what?" more often than usual...tinninitus is a bitch. The cornbread was gooey in the middle...cornbread is pretty easy, even I have made it successfully, they should have made sure it was done before plating it. That was my only complaint on the food, everything else was delicious. The beet salad was my favorite and a good deal at $4 or so. The pulled pork was the best I've had though my sampling has been limited so far, I plan on a southern eating tour at some point. My apologies to Chef D, who runs the Gourmet Shack on heartburn row, SW 5th between Oak and Stark. He advertises "the best pulled pork in town", he'd still get my vote for the best pulled pork $5 and under division. The sandwich was huge, and I struggled to put it all away. Which is how I like it, if I'm spending $$ for dinner I want to get full. From my survey of other diner's plates the fried chicken might be my next choice, though the sampler of three dishes off the seasonal menu is apealling as well. It's an upscale Delta Cafe but closer in and not crowded with hipsters (yet).