Boucherie!

Boucherie apparently started out as a purple truck that sold BBQ at festivals, a local classic I'm sad to say I missed. Now its a delicious, semi-fancy restaurant down the street from the old streetcar home. Located in the old Iris (with Iris still beautifully carved into the buildings window), you feel more like you're going to visit someone in their shotgun then going out to eat. We got there early for dinner, 5:30, and thank goodness we did. The place started to fill up, and about a half an hour after we arrived, another group of four got turned away for not having reservations. It was that good.

We started out with a "Small Plate" Collard Greens with Grit Fries. Though as a good southern girl I'm a fan of good greens, these were way more flavorful then I've ever had. And the Grit Fries (grits fried into sticks) were the perfect way to soak up all the juice from the greens. Next, we were gifted with an Amuse Bouche, Wahoo Ceviche on Corn Chips. We thought it was a special present from our cute waiter, since no one else had gotten any. But either way it was a perfect snack.
After quite a wait for the food, and much spilling of water, everything was brought out. I got the Pulled Pork Cake with Potato Confit and Purple Cabbage Cole Slaw.

The pork cake was tasty though a little dry, but the

cole slaw added color and strong flavor.

Rachel ordered the Grilled Wahoo with Fried Pickled Okra & Roasted Tomato Harissa. They didn't have the Wahoo so she ended up with Mahi Mahi. The fish was slightly raw which made it juicier, and the harissa sauce was made it better. The okra was perfectly crispy.

Ellie had the Smoked Scallops with German Potato Salad & Fried Arugula Coulis, my favorite. The scallops were ideally flavored, and the potato salad was like juicy scalloped potatoes, making it a dish of circles.

Finally Dana got the Smoked Black Angus Beef Brisket with Garlicky Parmesan Fries. The beef brisket seemed to be Boucherie's true roots: a melt-in-your-mouth, slathered-in-sauce piece of meet. And the Parmesan on the fries seemed to add just the right amount of salt.

We left feeling full but not stuffed, after resisted what looked like yummy, fatty desserts like Krispy Kream Bread Pudding and Bacon Brownies. As we stood outside discussing the food, we noticed a tree which seemed to be growing bags across the street. On closer
inspection, it was an avocado tree, one of my favorite deserts.