Mission 2 - Laurelwood Public House and Brewery - 1728 NE 40th
A couple weeks ago, I reconnected with my old friend Shelley from high school. It had been years since we seen each other and decided to have lunch to catch up.
Shelley lives in the Hollywood district and suggested the Laurelwood because it's close to home. I'd been there before years ago, and agreed that it would be a great place to meet.
After we arrived, Shelley and I were talking and I told her about the our new WW Cheap Eats blog. After bringing it up, I wondered if Laurelwood was on the list and walked to the front door to look for a sign. I didn't see one, so we continued with lunch.
A week later, I was perusing the guide and there it was, Laurelwood. So, I'm going to write about an experience that I didn't really intend to write about. Sorry, no pictures.
I had their house salad with grilled salmon. The menu confused me a little bit. There was a price for the salad and a price for the additional meats. I thought that the price next to the meat was for the salad plus the meat, when in reality they were seperate. So, the salad ended up costing $15, which was double what I had expected. I'd pay $15 for a dinner, but not for a lunch salad. Shelley ordered a salad that she thought was $4, but it ended up being $6. This place must be upper-end of the cheap eats criteria, because it seemed expensive.
On a positive note, the salad and service was amazing. I probably should have only eaten half the salad because it was huge. The salmon on the salad was grilled perfectly. Cooked enough to not be raw, and wasn't dry at all. It was probably worth every penny, because I've thought about that salad several times since. Perhaps Will and I will go back some time and share the salad on some weekend. :-)
Shelley lives in the Hollywood district and suggested the Laurelwood because it's close to home. I'd been there before years ago, and agreed that it would be a great place to meet.
After we arrived, Shelley and I were talking and I told her about the our new WW Cheap Eats blog. After bringing it up, I wondered if Laurelwood was on the list and walked to the front door to look for a sign. I didn't see one, so we continued with lunch.
A week later, I was perusing the guide and there it was, Laurelwood. So, I'm going to write about an experience that I didn't really intend to write about. Sorry, no pictures.
I had their house salad with grilled salmon. The menu confused me a little bit. There was a price for the salad and a price for the additional meats. I thought that the price next to the meat was for the salad plus the meat, when in reality they were seperate. So, the salad ended up costing $15, which was double what I had expected. I'd pay $15 for a dinner, but not for a lunch salad. Shelley ordered a salad that she thought was $4, but it ended up being $6. This place must be upper-end of the cheap eats criteria, because it seemed expensive.
On a positive note, the salad and service was amazing. I probably should have only eaten half the salad because it was huge. The salmon on the salad was grilled perfectly. Cooked enough to not be raw, and wasn't dry at all. It was probably worth every penny, because I've thought about that salad several times since. Perhaps Will and I will go back some time and share the salad on some weekend. :-)
I made it onto your blog!
I'm so special!
Posted by
Anonymous |
12:33 PM
Post a Comment