Avec Moi

Avec Moi has a very interesting concept: home cooked take out with unique flavors.  My wife and I stopped by one evening to avoid having to cook at home.  We got two entrees (a pork dish and stuffed peppers), two sides (potatoes and Brussels sprouts) and a piece of sweet bread.  The total was $31.  The food ranged from good to mediocre.  The biggest issue was for $31 we finished the food and were still hungry!  Really for an $8-$9 entree I'd really expect more than the 3 bite piece of pork in the to-go box.  So in summary, great concept, decent tasting, a bit too expensive and absolutely tiny portions!

Love this little place to pick up some delicious food to go.  Last night we had the vegetarian meatloaf and twice baked potato.  So yummy!  Always alternative options for vegetarians.  Fresh ingredients.  Yummy desserts!

Disclaimeur: Your idea of "home-cooked" as it relates to a commercial food operation might be different from mine. Now, say my ultrabusy suburban mother whipped up a respectable chicken salad with last night's not-TOO-dry chicken breast and then rolled the concoction neatly into a storebought fajita. Yes, and drizzled some Italian dressing, along with that cheap crumbly Marsh deli feta cheese which I always tell her is SO worth upgrading from, onto a cup of leftover orzo, and then put these both in a little box and said "Here you go, sweetie...enjoy lunch! OH, and don't forget a cookie...my, I do love these Marsh deli dogbone-shaped sugar cookies, they're so adorable!" before hustling back to her 47-item daily to do list...

...I'd be pretty darn impressed/grateful and say, "Gee ma! Thanks! You're the best!"

Now, if she charged me $6.00+tax and wouldn't let me come back for seconds, I'd be a little less enthusiastic.

Maybe I approached this all wrong. If so do please let me know. I mean, maybe the idea is to conjure up the most accurate reminiscence of Harried School Mom's better meals. But those were always offerings of love, and this is an offering of business. The cold dollar must convert to satiety in the hunger and/or sensory departments. I didn't get much in either of these. I wanted to, too! I like the concept and small business-ness of Avec Moi. In sum,  :/