"Ive always wanted to try the Porch. Tonight I finally did! I got the buttermilk chicken with two sides and mac and cheese. I spent nearly $50 plus the driver tip. Heres my review. The chicken was a solid 8. Would eat again. It was juicy and tender. It was covered, after cooking, in salt and pepper. If youre on a low salt diet, this is not the food for you. But the S&P after bath makes all the difference. While the chicken is juicy, it lacks the right flavor without it. I got three pieces a leg, a huge thigh, and a huge breast. Excellent portions. My sides were the biscuit and gravy and mashed potatoes. First, the biscuits were good and large. Two large biscuits. A solid 7.5. They could use a butter bath after baking for flavor, but they werent dry. Both jam and butter were included as small extras... not enough for the biscuits as a whole but it added needed flavor for as long as it lasted. Im not a jam person, but I enjoyed this one. The gravy lacked flavor. Maybe a four. Supposedly a sausage gravy, because I did see sausage, but there was no spice palate to it. Since Im at home, I can fix that, but in a restaurant, it would be disappointing. My potatoes were fine but needed both seasonings and mashing. I had two whole potatoes in my container surrounded by other mashed potatoes. All skins left on. Again, easy to season and fix at home, but as is, a 4. Finally, the Mac and Cheese. I was disappointed to get a dish without breadcrumbs, as noted in the description. it would have added needed texture, but also, could have upset the dish by the time it was delivered, so a toss up. Its a five. Again, light on seasoning. an obvious post cooking layer of black pepper, but it lacked the kick I expected. Perhaps it lacked a sharp cheddar to add some tang. If I ordered again, would add bacon and/or the BBQ pork. I added bacon to it at home myself and it improved. If youre reading this, do it. My rankings werent high, but Im giving this place a four overall. I wont eat it all in one sitting, but it will be eaten. They used some environmentally friendly dishes, and it would probably hit differently getting it at a table while hot from the kitchen. I would want to try other things from their menu before I write this restaurant off. As I picked a pretty Southern sounding selection for dinner, be warned that it doesnt have the flavor and kick of traditional Southern dishes. A little cayenne in the chicken, onion and butter in the potatoes, and some extra kick in the gravy would make all the difference. But I wouldnt kick this chicken out of my kitchen if it suddenly showed up."
