Little Goat Diner

Therefore, it is disappointing and unappealing to eat at Little Goat and discover that some of the food has been extremely faithful to the diner food that serves as its inspiration. The dangers are everywhere on the menu: lifeless mashed potatoes that harden into clumps on the dish very quickly. Under sour goat chili, limp fries wilt. A boring meal of trout and a platter of overdone shrimp serve as exhibits A and B in the argument against ordering seafood at a restaurant.

By the way, the shrimp were served in lettuce cups that were black around the edges and adhered to the plate with what appeared to be glue after being wrapped in somen noodles and (over)fried. Another excellent option is the traditional cheeseburger, which tastes similar to a Big Mac but with better beef, crisp lettuce, crunchy onions, etc. Another is the "fork pork chop," a piece of pork shoulder that is incredibly soft and flakes apart beneath a spicy relish of kimchi and cauliflower.

Another is the crispy, salty, juicy pile of legs and thighs that is fried chicken. The coleslaw on that platter of chicken was the one thing that bothered me; it wasn't just ordinary; it was scooped right onto the hot plate, unlike in every other restaurant where it is plated in a separate bowl to keep it cool.