Homespun Foods

My friends and I got there just in time before the Saturday lunch crunch.  We split the pear blue cheese salad and the turkey avocado sandwich.  The salad dressing was delicious and all the components that went in the salad were thoughtfully chosen.  It could have been a hard as rock pear, waxy rubbery porsciutto and institutional blue cheese.  I also hate a salad that's ice cold.  The pear was just right, hazelnut toasted well, blue cheese was flavorful and the porsciutto was luscious.  I used just a touch of dressing.

I eat turkey on whole grain bread all the time and I accept that it can be a little dry.  This sandwich wasn't dry at all.  The avocado makes the entire sandwich really moist and helps to blend the flavors of the turkey, cheese and bread.

We also ordered the bread pudding which was just a little dryer than I like my pudding.  I like it where there are little pockets of custard.  This is the kind that is well brown on top and all the custard are soaked up by the bread.  IMHO this could have used a sauce or ice cream.

We had a lovely lunch until the crowd came in and they were literally on top of you waiting for you to finish your meal.

I've been a regular here for over two years and I must say that this really is the place to go in beacon.  My favorite dishes are the Vietnamese Pork Sandwich, their egg sandwich baked in a roll with chives and bacon, and their bread pudding, chocolate caramel or ginger peach.  the owner and staff are very friendly and down to earth. This place has a very eclectic feel to it.  Reminds me of Greenwich village in the city.

The hummus plate was so amazingly good: fresh, tasty and generous amount. Their Americano too was satisfyingly well-concocted. Definitely a reliable stop-over for drinks, snacks or seat-down meals (enjoy the patio seating in the back in warmer weather).