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Farmhouse On North

Farmhouse On North

117 North Ave, Barrington I-60010-3220, United States

Vegan • Salad • Brunch • American


"My husband an I came to the Farmhouse On North to meet some friends and we almost missed the restaurant. Farmhouse On North is located on North Avenue in the middle of a residential neighborhood. We found street parking in front of the restaurant. The parking restrictions end at 5:00pm on weekdays. Pay close attention on your GPS when you try to find this place or you will miss an incredible experience. Farmhouse On North is in a house that was converted into a restaurant. When we arrived, met our friends on the upstairs, near the bar. This is a very cozy spot and it feels like you're eating at home. What we didn't expect was to find a farm to table restaurant in this house. All of the food is made from scratch and sourced from local farms. I love that they have a smaller menu than other restaurants. This means that they can take more time and perfect the menu items that they feature. We started with the cheese curds (Fried white cheddar curds served with seasonal honey fruit sauce). These are hands-down the best cheese curds that I've ever had. The bread crumbs tasted different from what I'm used to. The honey fruit sauce was a fantastic complement to the cheese curds. For entrees, I had the pasta carbonara (fresh pappardelle pasta tossed with egg, prosciutto, and pecorino cheese) and my husband had the BBQ Chicken Flatbread (BBQ sauce, pulled chicken, red onion, arugula, mozzarella cheese). Everything tasted so fresh and was exploding with flavor. I could tell that my pasta was hand-made that day because of the bounciness of the noodle. I took some home as leftovers home and it reheated very well. For dessert we had the Chef's Cookie Skillet (chocolate and peanut butter flavored, served with vanilla bean gelato). The freshness of the cookie was on display. The chocolate and peanut butter were secondary flavors, which would normally disappoint me but was more than ok here. I cannot recommend Farmhouse On North enough. This was a great farm to fork experience."

Fabian's Italian Bistro

Fabian's Italian Bistro

11755 BlvdCA 95628, Fair Oaks, United States

Wine • Pizza • Cheese • Italian


"First time dining at this restaurant celebrating my sister’s birthday, and what a “let down”! Our one saving grace was our server, Vanessa..she was fabulous! We arrived at the time of our reservation outdoor table was the only option when I booked, and there were several tables outside available. I asked the Hostess if we could have a particular table for as the deuce was really small. She said “no”. I asked if there were any tables inside that were available she said “no..they’re all booked”. I asked if we could have any of the slightly roomier tables outside, she said “no..they’re saved for parties of or When the other hostess showed us to our little table for two, she had the audacity to tell us we had a hour dining limit, and we needed to leave by that time. Really? Our reservation was at would be closed by the time we finished our meal! Both hostesses were unfriendly, rude and completely condescending and inhospitable. No apologies..didn’t care. We ordered wine and dinner that started with a Wedge salad and entrees. The wedge came out “split” which we appreciated but the Blue Cheese dressing tasted really bad..almost like there was a ton of garlic or some odd spice. We didn’t receive our entrees until almost even though we finished our salads by around Once again, no apology or explanation. I ordered the Orchiette which was incredibly spicy no warning and the sauce was “broken and oily”. I couldn’t eat it, but didn’t want to ruin my sisters experience. Honestly, with exception of our Server the attitude and lack of genuine service and overall hospitality was really offsetting. I will NEVER be back"