I had the chicken and Gnocchi with spinach. It was filling, inexpensive and when ordered with the chilled yerba drink http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yerba_mate made a perfect lunch. Yerba comes with an interesting story for me. I saw it for the first time on a Brazilian travel show on TV years ago it stuck in my mind and I thought it looked interesting. I then meet a friend's girlfriend for the first time a few weeks ago who is from Brazil and asked her about the drink not knowing that I just had it right down the street from my house! OK, maybe not that interesting but a coincidence none the less.
Robby had the the masala meatballs with toast. Very good and again a smart portion. Both of the dishes were a twist on classics that enabled us to see the chef's skills.
The atmosphere is comfortable entertaining. There is salvaged furniture with a modern twist. They have books to read, blackboards to draw on (for those who need to study) and games to play a little something for everyone.
And last but not least the dessert. Wonderful warmed cinnamon buns with walnuts. Homemade with love and care. I can't wait to go back and try some more of the special homemade dishes Smedly's has cooking.
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Your neighborhood has such great places to eat -- I'm jealous! Smedley's sounds like a gem.
What a delightful little lunch! Link that urbanspoon Renee!
Be careful with the Yerba Mate drinks - meaning if you find you're going to become a "heavy drinker", that you avoid drinking those made with smoked mate (and instead drink those with air-dried mate). There are studies recently that show the smoking of mate transfers PAH's/carcinogens and there is epidemiological data showing a rise in esophogeal cancer in Latin America - likely as a result of the large amout of consumption of smoked yerba mate drinks.
i tried the link to smedleys and it's a car dealership,,,
Kid free afternoon?! How does that happen?!!
Correct link:
http://www.smedlys.com/
We pass by Smedly's on our way to get coffee in Fells on Sunday mornings. I wish they opened earlier that day...
Little doubt, the dude is completely fair.
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