As an avid reader of this blog (as I’m sure you all are) you’re well acquainted with my best girl Diana, she’s my best vegan friend and I freaking love her for it. We love each other and food and the two of us together was a match made by Seitan. We’re both avid Quarry Girl readers and are constantly saving up to knock items off our bucket list. This week’s item? Doomie’s Home Cookin’
Doomie’s Home Cookin’ is pretty much the greatest thing that’s ever happened to me. It’s a total hole in the wall that’s super hard to find, but it’s menu includes pot roast, fried chicken, pulled pork sandwiches, and fettucini alfredo. It is out of this world.
I hate going to vegan restaurants and ordering things I easily could’ve made myself for a fraction of the price (ahem, Golden Mean Cafe). I love the food I make, but no matter my labors, I don’t think I could ever create anything of equal caliber to Doomie’s fried chicken. It’s just not possible. Forget about any health conscious vegan ideal you’ve ever held, and settle into a world of mouth watering mashed potatoes and deep fried oreos. In addition to Doomie’s out of control menu, they have a pastry chef that must be a magician–it should be illegal for food to be this good.
This was my second visit to Doomie’s, so I was able to compare and contrast it for consistency. On my first trip I ordered the fettucini alfredo, which was unbelievably saucy and came with a garlic roll that was extraordinary, however for breakfast I had had leftover pasta carbonara, two consecutive meals of creamy pasta resulted in Doomie’s being somewhat overshadowed. Diana had the pulled pork sandwich, which was huge and included a side of mac n cheese (all for like 8$, it’s very reasonably priced). For desert we had the apple tartlet which was quite possibly the most delicious thing ever to reach my mouth. Our waiter was cute and super helpful, and the chef even came out to talk about which of the desert items had nuts, and altered our dish slightly to avoid my allergies.
On our second visit on Saturday I had the fried chicken with mashed potatoes (you have to request the gravy–it’s extraordinary), a roll, and mac n cheese (which I had them trade for the offered side of soup or salad).
The chicken achieved a level of crispy I had never known possible, it was greasy and even somehow seemed to have dark and white “meat” in it. The mashed potatoes were perfect, and I especially enjoyed eating the fried chicken dipped in potatoes. The Mac n Cheese was more soupy than creamy, but still delicious and more fresh feeling than the heavier items. The roll was exactly what you expected to go with the meal, perfect for sopping up any leftover juices. All in all it was a perfect ten. My only criticism would be that afterwards I felt more full than I ever had in my life, and I didn’t have any room to try desert.
Diana had the Philly cheesteak with fruit, and was satisfied.
The picture probably doesn’t do it justice. The biggest difference between our two trips to Doomie’s, on the latest excursion our favorite waiter wasn’t working. It took at least ten minutes for the waitress to notice us (at which point she pretended we’d “snuck by” her, however during our wait we were certain she was pointedly avoiding us). After our order was taken she was obviously frazzled with the delivery of our food and check. Nevertheless, I can not wait to get back.
Radically Delicious 