The Blue Goat Restaurant

Complete surprise!!  I love when I am wandering through towns and find a JEWEL like The Blue Goat!  My partner and I weren't even really hungry for lunch but happened to stop at a market to pick up some water and saw this adorable cafe across the street and when I saw "local" in the food description on the cafe I thought we should check it out.

The cafe was tastefully decorated w/ cute old school chairs and the place had a warm and cozy feeling going on.  The menu changes which is EXTREMELY important to me now.  I am embracing eating to the seasons as people would have done prior to the mass food production era post 1940's.  

The beer and wine choices were very impressive.  I also don't like going to eateries where Budweiser and other commercial beers are your choices.  Sadly, it was not a day for me to enjoy a glass of wine but next time I'll do so (lots of local vineyard options!).  The waiter brought us water, our beer and iced tea and a lovely plate of homemade bread w/ (I swear it must have been) homemade butter!   Both were sooo good!!  The levain wheat bread was nice and hearty dense sweet and sour tasting!  I could go on and on about that alone.

I ordered a lovely arugula salad w/ walnuts, homemade vinaigrette dressing and soft goat cheese.  Extremely good!!!  I also ordered an appetizer with marinated pulled pork croquette rolled in panko bread crumbs and lightly fried (hard to tell it was in panko breading it was so lightly apparent) and served over roasted kohlrabi w/ carrots and a nice light dressing w/ a drizzle of chipotle sauce.  AMAZING!!!!  A party in my mouth!  This place is a GOLD MINE!

My partner ordered a sliced pork taco that was amazing.  Lovely light soft homemade corn taco shell w/ greens/black beans and dollop of sour cream.  I just took a bite but it was memorable!  My partner enjoyed the two items but felt three would have been better.  

The service was good, but thought another server would have been good for the number of diners in the place that day.  We never felt neglected but thought the wait time for our food was a tad long.  Next time I want to order one of their pizzas.  The thin crust and nice brown bubbly crust and fresh veggies made my mouth water.  A table over from us had ordered one.  I think the prices were very fair given the complexities of the dishes and the amazing preparation and local sourcing.

We will be back!!!  I wish every cafe operated with a seasonal local food menu.  Amazing world of food out there and we just need more people to jump on the local/sustainable/organic food wagon.

Really good casual dining in Yamhill County.   They have the coolest pizza oven, great food and a nice selection of beers on tap.   It's about 15 miles from our ranch, but we love going there for a beer and great meal.   You wont be dissapointed!

AND there are great Oregon pinot noirs! LOL

Redneck Sushi - pork inside great deep fried sushi roll - yum!

Pork belly, probably done in their one of a kind cob oven - a religious experience!

Im coming back! FOR SURE!