Visit date: November 21
Ad Hoc is family style, homey comfort food. Very different from Chef Keller’s delicate creations at French Laundry up the street. The menu is drawn daily on two chalkboards behind the bar – a simple 3 course meal for Sunday brunch (4 course dinner). Warning: be prepared to eat! The meal feels like a holiday feast. Very happy feeling! Now I need a nap...
Story of Ad Hoc:
“While we were designing it we thought we'd experiment by opening a temporary restaurant and calling it Ad Hoc, which literally means, "for this purpose." The idea for Ad Hoc was simple - 5 days a week we'd offer a 4 course family style menu that changed each day, accompanied by a small, accessible wine list in a casual setting reminiscent of home. We wanted a place to dine for our community and ourselves. The decision to change over the restaurant, however, was taken out of our hands by our guests. The response was so positive, we simply couldn't close.”
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smoked turkey and bibb lettuce |
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chicken fried steak with potatoes, broccoli rabe, fried egg (tender flank steak, medium rare) |
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apple crisp with vanilla ice cream |
nice, i just found the ad hoc cookbook online, which feels a lot more accessible and practical than some of that stuff on food network. pleased and surprised it's an eatery too.
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