One of our favorite channels that we recently have discovered is the Food Network. Our favorite show is "Chopped" We also like "Restaurant Impossible" and "Diners, Drive Ins and Dives" (Even though I think it is disgusting to watch Guy Fieri constantly talk with his mouth full, yuck!I just turn away when he starts tasting the food) It is this last show where "Dish" was featured. When it was on I mentioned I had never eaten there and my husband said, "Well, we need to fix that!" So we went last week and I have a bit of a mixed review for all you die hard Dish fans. We only ordered appetizers so I definitely feel we need to go again and have one of their down home "Southern Comfort" meals to give them a fair assessment. The salmon patties, chicken & dumplings & meatloaf were featured on the show so those are on the agenda for the next trip.
We had 5 appetizers. I will start with our favorite. The Collard Dip. Only $4.55. As the menu states, "If you like collards you'll love the dip" We love collards and this dip was a great twist on the traditional spinach dip. It's topped with diced tomatoes and served hot with your choice of toasted pita wedges or tortilla chips. It is one of those dishes where you say, "We have to go to Dish and have the Collard Dip!"
Our 2nd favorite was the Deviled Eggs 3 for $1.25 or $6 for $2.25(which if you buy an entree you automatically get one) They are made fresh every morning and were delicious!
Of course we had to try the Fried Green Tomatoes $4.95. This is where things go a little hinky for me. You get 6 slices served with a tasty horseradish dill sauce. I thought the tomato was sliced a bit thin and was more breading than tomato. Good flavor and like I just said the dipping sauce was great but I wish there was a little more thickness to the tomato where the breading wasn't so overwhelming.
My least favorite as an appetizer but did spark my interest for trying as entree was the Meatloaf Sliders $7.75. If I thought the portion for the Fried Green Tomatoes was skimpy I did not realize the meaning of skimpy until I got the actual meatloaf on these sliders. The buns were typical "slider" size (small) but the meatloaf was not even sliced to cover the tiny slider bun. Both me and my husband took the top off and ate just one piece of bread but it still overwhelmed the meatloaf portion. Which was a shame because the meatloaf had excellent flavor and is why I feel I need to go back and try the meatloaf entree. But out of the all the appetizers and to be the most expensive I most definitely would not recommend this one.
Our 5th app was on recommendation from the waiter and was overkill for us since the 4 above were plenty to please our palate.
We ordered the Chips & Dip $4.95. Your basic tortilla chips served with homemade salsa, guacamole & Dixie Caviar. Hmmm. Now that I'm reading this we did not get guacamole or "Dixie Caviar" Just some salsa which was good but not my favorite. I'd much rather prefer On the Border's endless and complimentary chips & salsa. We actually took this home and had it Friday night for our app dinner.
Overall I definitely would go back. Hope to do so in the next few weeks and will write an update! As always, would love to hear your experiences!
