The Farmhouse in K.C.

[moosnsqrl]

I had lunch at The Farmhouse today. I was alone so couldn’t try as many things as I might have wished. Even though the space has changed a lot, I was subconciously taken back to the Delaware Café and as a result opted for a burger when I couldn’t make up my mind amongst the other items on my short list.

The burger was perfectly MR, well-seasoned and juicy. It comes topped with an oven-roasted tomato, red onion and lettuce. Since tomatoes are rocking right now, I toyed with asking for a slice of fresh, uncooked instead, but decided not to start being a pain on their 3rd day in business (I save that for week 2). I was really glad I tried it as designed – the oven-roasted Roma was perfect on a burger – I’m going to start doing that at home. The egg bun was grilled to give it a little char. I really can’t think how they would improve on it. I didn’t go for cheese but you can add either cheddar or bleu (I think it’s a buck extra). House-cut fries were just my style, too – neither greasy nor crunchy. If I had to pick a nit, it would be the ketchup. It seemed really sour to me. Then I tasted the pickled veg (kind of a giardiniera) which looked kind like it would be more along the line of half-sours but was, in fact, pucker-inducing-one-and-a-half sour. I suspect some of it had perhaps dripped into the ketchup. All in all it was a nice lunch.

They have 5 or 6 salads and I just couldn’t commit to one – people next to me had the roasted beet (w/housemade crème fraiche, orange reduction and parsley, IIRC) and heirloom tomato (w/crispy fried leeks and prosciutto) and shared a crock of French onion soup and all looked really good. I was tempted to offer to share bites but sometimes total strangers are “funny” about that. The spinach and arugula with egg, polenta croutons and bacon lardoons [sic] sounded tempting, too. [Although they are over-seeing the raising of their own pigs (through an arrangement with a Platte Co farmer), I doubt they're feeding cardoons so I think that's a typo. ]

Other sandwich offerings were a Reuben, a turkey club, a grilled veg with goat cheese, a BLT and a chicken salad. Oh, and there was a potato leek soup also.

Sodas from Fitz’s, the usual coke products and an option to upgrade to Mexican coke for $1, which will appeal to a lot of people I’m guessing. They are awaiting their liquor license so that and iced tea are about it.

Desserts today were blueberry-blackberry pie or a trio of icecreams; someone else will have to weigh-in on those (UE?). There was a decent crowd and the service was really good for this early – all three of the principals were there and as they’re only open for lunch at this time, I hope that will remain the case.

[ulterior epicure]

Thanks moosnsqrl for this report. I have been hearing rumblings of this in the works and am glad it finally came to fruition. I will have to make a point of stopping by soon! I will be happy to take their dessert menu for a test run in your stead.

[moosnsqrl]

Thanks moosnsqrl for this report.  I have been hearing rumblings of this in the works and am glad it finally came to fruition.  I will have to make a point of stopping by soon!  I will be happy to take their dessert menu for a test run in your stead. 

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you're a trooper

[chileheadmike]

Chicken fried duck sure sounds interesting.

[moosnsqrl]

Chicken fried duck sure sounds interesting.

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Naturally it made me wonder if they would later feature Duck-fried chicken (since frying in duck fat seems to be in vogue, in some parts).