I am STARVING... as waiting for the credits to role on 'Anonymous', which was fabulous by the way, to signal that its time to go. Immediately AP and I make a dash for the door knowing that Sprig closes at 10.
Perusing the menu, there are a number items to catch the eye. The waitress confirmed our ideas when asked for recommendations. We originally ordered the Kale & Shiitake Mushroom Grits...Yep, you felt it too.. absolute excitement! That is until moments later they return to say they don't have them. So we decided to try the Butternut squash Risotto. Sounded very interesting until it came out looking pretty plain and uninteresting. Then we tasted it and it was blah, something was missing.
When we brought it to their attention our waitress pointed out that they left off the fried Sage and parmesean cheese. Unfortunately, even with the correct toppings, there was nothing stand up about the dish.
As everyone who has read by blog knows, I'm always on the hunt for a good burger. And after hearing that the Sprig Burger might make it into my top 4 for Atlanta, I was stoked.
That is until again, after the manager comes back to inform us that they are out of Holeman & Fitch Bread Co. buns. So instead we order one on a gluten free bun and one they put on a H& F Hoagie bun. Then as we are sizing up our burger, we notice a key missing piece of color, tomato red. And again they have to come back to our table to explain that they are no longer in season which we totally respect but the menu, which was listed as just redone for fall, still said burger included tomato. That seems small, but think about how the words on the menu are all you have to go on as you build up your expectations of what you hope will be a dish that live up to them.
Now back to the burger...alternate bun choices were a total mistake, it of course totally took away from our BURGER experience. Half of the experience is dependent on the taste the other is the feeling you get when you prep your burger then pick it up and take that first bite. The gluten free bun was good for gluten free, but as expected it was crumbly and unable to really stand up to the weight of the patty. The hoagie bun, was just funny to look at and so it sat untouched. Now let me know forget to say that the quality of the meat and the flavor was great. It was not bad at all, just requires me to go back again in order to better assess the burger.
With hopes of closing this meal off on a good note we decide to try the Gooey Butter Cake, Pumpkin flavored due to season. I know, what in the world. It was to be a cake and cheese cake combo thing with lots and lots of butter baked in. Which in my mind along with the word gooey in the title makes me expect moisture beyond all. And that my friends was my mistake and that was exactly what it lacked. You can even see it in the picture, they cake bottom is dry. I think they had it in the fridge at too low of a temperature so it was drying out, it looked frost bitten. So after just a bite, we had to push it away. It has so much promise just based on the title, but unfortunately the execution here left a lot to be desired.
Not going to take it off my list, but may not be rushing back next week... Eat Bright!!
Perusing the menu, there are a number items to catch the eye. The waitress confirmed our ideas when asked for recommendations. We originally ordered the Kale & Shiitake Mushroom Grits...Yep, you felt it too.. absolute excitement! That is until moments later they return to say they don't have them. So we decided to try the Butternut squash Risotto. Sounded very interesting until it came out looking pretty plain and uninteresting. Then we tasted it and it was blah, something was missing.
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That is until again, after the manager comes back to inform us that they are out of Holeman & Fitch Bread Co. buns. So instead we order one on a gluten free bun and one they put on a H& F Hoagie bun. Then as we are sizing up our burger, we notice a key missing piece of color, tomato red. And again they have to come back to our table to explain that they are no longer in season which we totally respect but the menu, which was listed as just redone for fall, still said burger included tomato. That seems small, but think about how the words on the menu are all you have to go on as you build up your expectations of what you hope will be a dish that live up to them.
Now back to the burger...alternate bun choices were a total mistake, it of course totally took away from our BURGER experience. Half of the experience is dependent on the taste the other is the feeling you get when you prep your burger then pick it up and take that first bite. The gluten free bun was good for gluten free, but as expected it was crumbly and unable to really stand up to the weight of the patty. The hoagie bun, was just funny to look at and so it sat untouched. Now let me know forget to say that the quality of the meat and the flavor was great. It was not bad at all, just requires me to go back again in order to better assess the burger.
With hopes of closing this meal off on a good note we decide to try the Gooey Butter Cake, Pumpkin flavored due to season. I know, what in the world. It was to be a cake and cheese cake combo thing with lots and lots of butter baked in. Which in my mind along with the word gooey in the title makes me expect moisture beyond all. And that my friends was my mistake and that was exactly what it lacked. You can even see it in the picture, they cake bottom is dry. I think they had it in the fridge at too low of a temperature so it was drying out, it looked frost bitten. So after just a bite, we had to push it away. It has so much promise just based on the title, but unfortunately the execution here left a lot to be desired.
Not going to take it off my list, but may not be rushing back next week... Eat Bright!!
