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Covid-19 Take Out Reviews

With a month into our self-distancing Covid 19 “quarantine”, we haven’t been able to enjoy any sit-down restaurant experiences. It’s been rough! However, many restaurants are still open for take-out and I’ve had some great take-out experiences! So, here, I’ll cover each of these and then I’ll add to this post whenever I get more take-out.

Star of India

Star of India will always be my favorite lunch buffet. Their food is always SO delicious and they have my favorite saag paneer of all time.

Luckily, for us, they are currently doing family meal deals during our “quarantine” time. Here are the options, each serving 10-12 people:
#𝟏: 𝐒𝐚𝐚𝐠 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫, 𝐍𝐚𝐚𝐧, 𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐞 & 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐚 $𝟒𝟎⁣
#𝟐: 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐢𝐤𝐤𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐚, 𝐍𝐚𝐚𝐧, 𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐞 & 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐚 $𝟓𝟎⁣
#𝟑: 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐯𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐡, 𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐞, 𝐍𝐚𝐚𝐧 & 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐚 $𝟒𝟎⁣

We ordered from Uber eats, which also has the regular menu available. We got the family meal with the saag paneer and an additional appetizer of vegetable pakora (battered and fried vegetables) for $3.50.

They aren’t joking when they say this will feed 10-12 people. Drew and I have eaten 3 meals each, and we aren’t even halfway done with the saag paneer yet! Everything is SO delicious, this has been our best take out deal yet!

To put this deal into perspective, the amount of saag panner you get in this meal deal is about 4-5 times as much as you get if you order a regular saag paneer off of the menu for nearly $11.

If this ends up being too much for anyone to finish, you can always freeze the saag paneer as well. It freezes beautifully.

Three Fold Noodles & Dumpling Co.

Three Fold is my favorite restaurant in Little Rock. They have my favorite salad, and their pork bun is my favorite sandwich!  So, today I tried their new mobile truck. The experience was great! They have the friendliest service, my food was packed so nicely with napkins and forks and placed into my car.

For the first time ever, I decided to try the taro chips. WHY has no one told me these are a must-try?! They are absolutely delicious and a great deal for a bag for $2.50. I will have to get a couple bags of these sweet and savory treats every time I go now.

I tried the salad with tofu instead of pork this time and it was delicious! The tofu is seared just right. Delicious as always, this salad hit the spot. If you’ve never tried it, it has fresh spring greens, signature cabbage slaw, signature carrot slaw, pickled veggies, cilantro, a tea-scented egg, house dressing and choice of protein. It is SO good. I always order mine (and everything else here) spicy, but I always think it needs a little more heat. I may have to try it “poisonous” (extra spicy) next time.

The pork bun is always perfection. I just love it so much. It is pulled pork on house-made mo with pickled veggies, spring greens, cilantro, and pepper sauce. It is always juicy and sweet and spicy and yummy. I got to eat it about 30 minutes after I picked it up. I think the steam from the hot sandwich just made the bread even softer and it had time to really soak up all the juices. Not bad for a take away sandwich!

         

Overall, this take out experience can’t be improved and I’ll definitely be bringing this home more often.

 

Ninja Sushi

I ordered from Ninja Sushi via BiteSquad. Surprisingly, I got the food in about 45 minutes, which was much earlier than they estimated. I was impressed. I was further impressed by how delicious the food was!

We started with fried soft shell crab and it was very good! For $8, you get two whole crabs on a big bed of iceburg lettuce and a tasty, tangy sauce.

We also got a large salad with ginger dressing for $5. It was huge, made of iceburg lettuce and sliced carrots and cucumber, and had  ton of deliciously sweet ginger dressing.

We ordered the “3 chef special” meal, which lets you pick any three sushi rolls and includes a soup and salad for $38. This is a great deal because if I had just ordered the three rolls, soup, and salad separately, it would have cost me $46.50.
We got the Johnney’s roll (on the left), the Lobster roll (in the middle) and the Godzilla roll (on the right). All three were very good! I don’t think I’ve ever tried three new sushi rolls and loved them all. Though, the lobster roll was probably my favorite with the Godzilla roll a close second. Drew preferred Johnney’s roll the best.

Overall, this was a great take-out experience and lasted us two meals.

 

Little Greek Fresh Grill

I’ve always loved Little Greek for take out. I’ve never actually eaten inside of it, but always get it via Bite Squad. Their gyros are very good, their french fries are even better. But what is my favorite thing is their hummus with fried pita bread.

The crispy, crunchy, thick fried pita is killer on its own. Such a great flavor and texture! The hummus is one of my favorites, though. It is thick and garlic-y. This snack is crave-able! The best part is the entire dish is only $5. There is literally a cup of hummus and plenty pieces of fried pita. I just love appetizer so much and it was super easy to order it online on their website and just pick it up almost immediately.

 

Guion General Store in Guion, AR (outside of Mountain View)

I’ve driven past this tiny shop in Guion, AR many times, but never went inside. I finally called in my first order and it certainly won’t be my last!

This quaint little general store has a few sandwiches to offer, which you can get with fries. They also had some fresh made banana bread and a couple other baked goods available.

Drew and I both got a reuben sandwich, no cheese, for $7.25. While the sweet lady working the register joked about how it won’t be as good without the cheese, they sure did their best to make it one of the best sandwiches I’ve ever had.

This reuben was stuffed with so much corned beef and delicious “special sauce”, it made this a moist, crazy good reuben! Everything about the sandwich was wonderful, even the buttered grilled bread. Whew, I enjoyed that sandwich! Can’t wait to get another one.

 

Pho Huyen in Conway

Conway finally has a Vietnamese restaurant that has banh mi sandwiches, my favorite! Yay! I ordered 4 pork ones to go at $6 each. The other option they have is chicken.
While the bread is absolutely perfect, the sandwich was tiny. There was no sauce on it either. So, I added some hoisin mayo when I got home and that definitely helped. The pork was good, as were the vegetables. However, I don’t think I’ll go back. Nothing about the teeny tiny sandwich made it miraculous.
The people there were super friendly and their menu has plenty of other Vietnamese options, like pho and vermicelli bowls.

 

Food Review: Dirty Apron Bakehouse in Fayetteville

Dirty Apron Bakehouse is a great, local bakery in downtown Fayetteville that the locals rave about. While I thoroughly enjoyed my food, which I’ll discuss in a bit, there were some slight issues that I believe are holding these guys back a little bit. So, let’s get to the breakdown and talk about all the things!

ENVIRONMENT

This very eclectic, homey bakery is walking distance from the Fayetteville downtown square. It has plenty of cute outdoor seating with some sun coverage. However, there are only three very tightly situated stools for indoor seating.

On a 95 degree day, there were three of us strangers seated elbow to elbow, as I shoved this messy sandwich into my face. It wasn’t pretty and too close to comfort. Perhaps adding a fan or two outside could make the summer heat more bearable in a mostly outdoor-seated restaurant.

Finally, while there is a small parking lot that appears to belong to the bakehouse, we are forbidden to park there. It is a private lot for the apartments next door and you may get towed. So, find somewhere along the street to park and don’t melt on the walk.

MENU

While the menu is small, consisting of a few sandwiches and salads, it was still hard to pick just one thing! Every sandwich sounds amazing! Here’s a link to their site’s menu since this pic may be hard to read.  Menu

FOOD

It is important to mention this bakery makes all of their own naturally leavened sourdough loaves. They are all made in small batches, using a mid nineteenth century French technique. Apparently, this makes the bread more digestible and gives it more flavor and texture.
While I really wanted to take a loaf home, they only had one country loaf available. All of their specialty loaves are only offered on occasion. However, you can pre-order a specialty loaf two days in advance.
So, I decided to just get a sandwich to enjoy the country loaf.

After I finally picked just one of the sandwiches to try from the menu, I knew I’d also have to get a chocolate croissant! I’ve heard rave reviews and those are my favorite pastries. However, the lady working there alerted me they only have those on Saturdays. =(   So, there were only a handful of options for me to choose from and some were a day old, so they’d be a $1 off! I guess Wednesday isn’t a great day to come here for baked goods/bread.

Almond Croissant

I went for the almond croissant. Even being a day old, it was delicious! The lady heated it up for me, too. It was the perfect sweet appetizer before my sandwich. (I wanted to wait to eat it for dessert, but that didn’t work out.)

Jimmy Pesto: $9
Description: Pesto, tomato, smoked chicken, mozzarella, balsamic reduction on house-made country sourdough.

I decided on the Jimmy Pesto, but ordered it without the thick, beautiful mozzarella (I’m allergic) and asked if a fried egg could be added instead. Most of the other sandwiches come with a fried egg, and I couldn’t miss out. I was told yes, but it would cost an extra $1. I asked if I would get a discount for not having mozzarella on my sandwich, then, and that was a definitive “no”. I do feel like if I’m leaving off an ingredient and trading it for one that is cheaper, couldn’t I just get an even trade? No, so my sandwich cost $10.

The sandwich was HUGE. I couldn’t eat all of it….probably because I was full of croissant. There was a small amount of pesto spread on the bottom piece of bread, I longed for more. A tomato topped that, followed by a heaping of smoked chicken. I broke my egg on top of the chicken and then drizzled the balsamic reduction over the top. Eating this baby was messy. The crusty bread’s middle was so soft, it made it a little difficult to hold. Don’t worry, I figured it out. I think toasting this sandwich’s bread first just a bit would make it a little easier to hold. But who complains about a messy sandwich that tastes great?

Overall, I’d like to return to this gem on a Saturday to get a chocolate croissant and call in one of the specialty loaves the Thursday before so I can try something like an Everything loaf or a Rosemary Polenta Rye. Yum!