Thursday, March 6, 2014

Dave and Cranky's

In Provo there is a fabulous restaurant called Dave and Cranky's. The prices are about mid-range but the food is amazing. Dave and Cranky's is located just south of BYU campus on the second floor above Thai Ruby at 746 E 820 N. They have a seasonal menu so make sure to check their website to see if any of the following dishes are available.

Best of all, on most fridays and saturdays they are joined by Zero Proof Mocktails to bring you amazing non-alcoholic drinks.

Appetizers:

  • Nachos $9
    • These are not your typical Nachos. They have pineapple and corn on them and they are a great combination of sweet and savory. You can add on chicken or make them hangover style with sriracha. 
  • Goat Cheese Fritters $7
    • Okay, these blew my mind. It comes with breaded creamy goat cheese that just oozes out when you cut into the fried balls. On top there is a sweet fruit compote with a little cinnamon. This dish borders on dessert but the tang from the goat cheese keeps it on the savory side of things.
  • Balsamic Stuffed Mushrooms $5
    • You get a small plate of button mushrooms stuffed with a great filling and drizzled liberally with balsamic vinegar. They really know how to balance sweet, savory, and sour in their meals.

Fall menu Main Dishes:

The first three of these others at my table tried and loved. I ordered the last dish.
  • Steak with parmesan rosemary fries and garlic green beans
  • Spiced glazed pork with pumpkin rice and thyme baked apples and onions
  • The pilgrim sandwich: seasonal fowl, stuffing cranberry chutney, and yam fries
  • Pan roasted chicken with savory waffles, onion jam, and market vegetables: this is not your traditional southern chicken and waffles. The waffles are not sweet and the chicken is not fried. However, the waffles make a great backdrop for eating the chicken with the onion jam and some veggie. It is definitely a savory dish but the chicken is well cooked and moist and the onion jam hives a hint of sweet.  
Desserts:
  • Lava Cake
    • This was a great, rich chocolate cake with the traditional oozy center topped with a nice vanilla ice cream. 
  • Pizookie
    • hot chocolate chip cookie with delicious vanilla ice cream on top. Enough said. 

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