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Karen's City Diner - Great food

Fried salted herring
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Grabbed some breakfast at Karen's City Diner on Broad Street after dropping my daughter off at camp. I have driven by this place multiple times and thought about trying it but I'm glad I finally did. The staff was incredibly friendly. They clearly remembered the frequent customers and what they usually ordered. I checked out the breakfast menu and the fried herring stood out to me. I went with grits and a short stack as sides but there are obviously other choices. The fish was perfectly fried, crispy and flavorfull, the eggs also perfect sunny side up. Grits great, pancakes great (would consider coming back just for some pancakes.)



I really enjoyed this meal and will be back... maybe work my way into the regular circle.

latke and lamb

latke brown
Originally uploaded by EatingVideo

I cooked a quick version of latke and paired it with some grilled lamb. The latke I made with grated onion (1), potato (3), one tablespoon salt, one tablespoon granulated garlic, one (1) teaspoon lime 3 tablespoons of dry oregano. I grabbed a small bit of the potato mix and dropped it in an inch of hot vegetable oil.



I turned it multiple times, knowing where the hot spots on the pan where. till it looked like this



The lamb I cooked on indirect heat on the grill till it was nice and medium rare...





Really great home cooking not too hard although a bit time consuming, lamb and fried shredded potato

Kentico Cuban Bar & Grill

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Originally uploaded by EatingVideo

The boy and I were left alone for another weekend so we decided to eat out. Initially we shot for Comfort, but the drive by showed a line of people so we drove around the block and ended up at Kentico.



I ordered one of the specialty mojitos which was very good



The boy went with the cuban sandwich



I ordered the roast pork with yuca in mojo sauce



with a side of black beans



The boy thought the sandwich was very good. My pork was good, I prefer it when it is not shredded for me, but it was very tasty. The yuca was excellent, garlicky and well seasoned as were the beans.
I ordered the guava and cheese dessert



The candied guava was very good, but the pairing with cream cheese although complimentary on the salt and sweet front is not as good as using a harder cheese such as queso fresco.
The boy had the tres leches cake



Which he thought was also very good. I ended with an espresso.



A nice meal good friendly service.