thanks for all the feedback.
unfortunately credit cards are against our religion.
but putting our hands all over the pork apparently ain't. gads.
and iff'n anyone can source country ham wholesale in chicago, I'm all ears.

dk wrote:but putting our hands all over the pork apparently ain't. gads.

Having be raised in a Jewish family, I can squarely say that any religion that makes pork verbotten doesn't do it for me.

and iff'n anyone can source country ham wholesale in chicago, I'm all ears.

Doubtful you could find it through a distributor (up here or back in VA), but Calhoun's in Culpeper, VA makes about the best country ham I've ever tasted. I brought a couple of them up with me when I moved here and just finished off the last chunk a couple of weeks ago. If I don't go back to VA to visit family soon I'm going to have a friend FedEx me one... mmm... ham.

-Dan

dk wrote:unfortunately credit cards are against our religion.

too bad... i really wanted to go sunday, but i donated all my money to the church this week so i had to use the plastic... ended up having really bad thai food.

ahh, when religion and business mix... what do we end up with? (true world foods anyone?)

though i'm curious which religion favors you losing 100% of a sale vs just 2% to a credit card charge? hmm... 75 cents lost on a $30 check vs $30 lost on a $30 check.... i guess you never spend a dime on marketing or coupons either ehh... or does the religion favor cash for tax reasons

dddane wrote:though i'm curious which religion

The religion of humor.....................

I'm looking forward to trying Feed this weekend. And I'll make sure I have cash with me. I can't see how anyone can complain about an inexpensive place like this having a cash-only policy. If someone doesn't have the cash for an inexpensive meal like this, perhaps it's time to eat at home?

On the country ham front, I've always liked the hams from Father's Country Hams. Here's the link to their site.

I've introduced some non-LTH friends to feed over the winter and they cannot get enough of the place!

They are visiting, perhaps, every other week and they have started bringing their friends.

Godda love it!

Hi,

The last time I visited Feed was in early April. The mac and cheese had been zipped up with chilies, which was not expected. When I inquired about the change of recipe, I was told they sometimes do things a little differently. If you order the mac and cheese, please advise if was with or without the capsaicin highlights.

Regards,

My wife and I went tonight, catching a very early dinner. We were the only people in the place, although another couple came by and ordered take out when we were just about finished. I'm glad we tried it, and the atmosphere is cool, but it's not a "do again" for me.

We ordered a full chicken and had them split it for us. The chicken was excellent, moist and tender. I would definitely recommend ordering no less than the 1/2 chicken when you go. My wife's appetite is pretty small and yet she ate much more than the 1/4-white portion I expected her to, so that might give you some idea about the portions. Price was $11.99 without sides.

We decided to do the 5 side dish order for $7.45. I thought this better than getting the 3 side dishes that you can order with the full chicken so that we could try the various sides that have been talked about on the forum. The 5 sides we ordered, and our impressions, were:

1. Corn pudding - The best of the lot. As noted before, more of a corn stuffing. Very tasty, with a slight hint of green pepper going down. Definitely recommended.

2. Mac and Cheese - barely passable when warm, it became bland and lifeless when it cooled off. No hint of chilis as had been noted in an earlier post.

3. Mashed potatoes and gravy - these were a miss as well. They tasted like the mash potatoes at Boston Market. They needed salt to wake them up, but in the end weren't good enough to consume the calories.

4. Potato salad - I'm not a potato salad person, but we ordered this because my wife is. She didn't care for them, as she really prefers the heavy mayo-based potato salads and this isn't like that. In all fairness, I think many people would like this side dish, as the potatoes were cut very chunky and it wasn't at all a bland dish.

5. Beet salad - just awful. Looked and tasted like beets out of a can. Again, I'm not a beet person but will eat them when well prepared, but my wife loves beets. She took one bite and left the rest alone.

Overall, if I lived in the neighborhood I would probably go back and try the other offerings. However, if you're more than a mile or two away from the place, my recommendation is that you don't waste your time. Too bad, as I really wanted to like them based on what I had read.

Had a nice father's day dinner at feed last night... it continues to grow on me. Had the fried chicken plate (decent fried chicken, certainly not great, but good flavorful crush). The mashed potatoes w/ gravy were nearly perfect, chunky, but moist potatoes and a fantastic homemade meat gravy. Good, but dry, Mac'n'Cheese.

Highlight might have been the special side of fried green tomatoes. My 2-year old loved these, as did his parents. Also, for whatever reason, he behaves pretty well at Feed. Probably all the pictures of chickens and the cool bric-a-brac.

This place has become a great neigborhood option for me over the years, glad they are still putting out good product, with particular care to their sides.

I have to agree, the food at Feed tended to be bland and cold when it arrived. The interior was cool though being the hipster that I am I recommended that everyone I know go and check it out, I don't have any hip friends anymore so I am eating at taquerias in back of the Mexican supermarkets now.
I noticed if an independent produce and meat market is close to Jewel or Dominicks, they tend to have low prices however if they are some distance away their prices are very similar to chain supermarkets.
That is why a bland interior makes the food superior, combination of two... priceless ! What !

Anyone been to Feed recently and able to comment on the food?

I go to Feed about once/month and pretty much always order the same thing: 1/4 light chicken, spinach, mac & cheese, beet salad, and if they are in season, brussel sprouts. The mac & cheese is of the drier variety, not the ooey-gooey over-the-top cheesey kind. I'll admit that sometimes it can be a wee bit lukewarm, but I bet they would be willing to reheat it if you asked. The chicken is fairly consistently good - the only difference I have noted is that if it's been on the rotisserie longer it might have a slightly crisper skin. The chicken is served with two tortillas. The beet salad is wildly variable (although I like both versions) - it can be very mild or it can be more vinegar-y. I'm sure they'd be willing to let you try a sample if there is one way you prefer it. The spinach is always fantastic - fresh whole leaves quickly sauteed in olive oil and chopped garlic. If they have them, the brussel sprouts are shredded and prepared in the same manner as the spinach. I have tried the fried okra and the french fries - both are nice if you like fried food. Desserts are yummy - a simple banana pudding and their red velvet or chocolate cake are favorites. I'm not a fruit pie person, but their summer pies look very nice. I will say that (IMO) Feed is also a good value for the $ and it is BYO.

Hi,

I go to Feed every few months. I like the place a lot.

Every once in a while, they fiddle with a menu item. For instance, once the mac and cheese unexpectedly had some heat in it. I heard they added hot sauce to see what it was like. I would have appreciated a warning.

I noticed the same thing with the beets. When I told them, they tasted and began adjusting the vinegar-sugar ratio.

Everyone I bring always return on their own with others.

Regards,

Thanks, Tobermory and Cathy, for the reports. I feel remiss in not having visited since I live so close. I may try Feed and Dee's Place back-to-back.

had a great meal for lunch today at feed
pork sammie cornpudding,& a pcs of corn bread
the pork you could taste smoke ,was very good
i will be back
sunday they are have a pig roast

now you've gone and let the cat out of the bag, phil. will your roaster hold two pigs?
I ain't promising anything as good as the Toon's pig roast, but we should have a good time.
sunday sept 19, 5pm on the patio. (and I'll shoot myself for this later), IT'S FREE!

i did not think it was a secert? there was cards out on the table that said it.
you could get 2 small one s on the pit

philw wrote:i did not think it was a secert? there was cards out on the table that said it.
you could get 2 small one s on the pit

no worries. I'll just make the LTH'ers give a donation to the Red Door Animal Shelter.
( there's the winky guy just to be clear that my poor/misunderstood sense of humor really is meant to be humor, I'm just bad at it)

dk,

It was nice meeting you at Toons pig roast. My wife Annie and I will try and drop by. We would love to make a donation to The Red Door Animal Shelter! Hope theres pie....

Danny

I didn't directly participate in the organization of the (lovely, bittersweet, fitting) memorial dinner last night, so I feel freer to type: holy smokes. Sure, they brought their best game for a known crowd, but the alchemy of simple ingredients and scratch cooking should be something that can be counted on regularly. Better mashed potatoes than I've had in a restaurant in years, saucy black-eyed peas fragrant with herbs, perfectly cooked greens with ribbons of unctuous salt pork, rustic powder biscuits, and a Brunswick stew that edged both Chuck's and my last bowl in Savannah. Even the deviled eggs were moist and savory. I plan on an all-sides meal here soon with the family to really do these dishes justice with a complete appetite.

It amazed me that they had the fryer space and choreography to run pickles, catfish, chicken, and green tomatoes through in succession, each heaping platter better than the last. The fried greens made me pout again over the gaping hole in the ground that once housed the Hyde Park Dixie Kitchen; it's a boon to learn of a worthy replacement. The staff was also confidence-inspiring, completely and proudly into everything they were doing (and with personal / regional connections for a few). I can't picture they'd be any other way on a non-special occasion. My mind and belly are very thankful to Feed for the meal and evening.

Santander wrote:I didn't directly participate in the organization of the (lovely, bittersweet, fitting) memorial dinner last night, so I feel freer to type: holy smokes. Sure, they brought their best game for a known crowd, but the alchemy of simple ingredients and scratch cooking should be something that can be counted on regularly. Better mashed potatoes than I've had in a restaurant in years, saucy black-eyed peas fragrant with herbs, perfectly cooked greens with ribbons of unctuous salt pork, rustic powder biscuits, and a Brunswick stew that edged both Chuck's and my last bowl in Savannah. Even the deviled eggs were moist and savory. I plan on an all-sides meal here soon with the family to really do these dishes justice with a complete appetite.

It amazed me that they had the fryer space and choreography to run pickles, catfish, chicken, and green tomatoes through in succession, each heaping platter better than the last. The fried greens made me pout again over the gaping hole in the ground that once housed the Hyde Park Dixie Kitchen; it's a boon to learn of a worthy replacement. The staff was also confidence-inspiring, completely and proudly into everything they were doing (and with personal / regional connections for a few). I can't picture they'd be any other way on a non-special occasion. My mind and belly are very thankful to Feed for the meal and evening.

Sold. I've always wanted to eat there. I wonder if they are open for lunch tomorrow. Your meal sounds like what Wishbone used to be back-in-the -day when they were only 1 shop on grand.

Many thanks to those who organised the get-together in memory of our pal Will and thanks too to the staff of Feed, who did a great job planning and cooking and serving and doing all that with a genuine smile.

That dinner was my first visit to Feed and I intend to go back some time soon. There were some dishes I thought were really excellent, some that I liked not as much, but it's clear that they take what they do seriously and do it well. A couple of things that particularly stood out to me were the fried chicken, the Brunswick stew (though it would surely have been better still with some squirrel in the mix ) and the shrimp and grits, which unfortunately arrived late in the meal, at a time when I was groaning from the excess of all the previous offerings... I wish I could have a nice plate of that now for lunch!...

Antonius