Sidetrack Restaurant

Meh . . . First, our server, Samantha was great. It was New Year's Eve and super busy. As for the food, I can honestly do better at home and not have to stand around 15 minutes past my reservation time waiting for a table (and then those uncomfortable whicker chairs; what in the world). My wife ordered the whipped feta, which she loved, and the shrimp and grits was to her liking, too (both things we easily make at home). My experience was sub-par. The truffle fried mushrooms have potential to be excellent because of the rosemary (a big winner), but the use of rice flour not only makes them look unappealingly uncooked (literally white; rice flour is crispy but does it brown as well as flour?) but they also have that flour-y taste. This may be an effort to have some gluten free options, but the menu certainly doesn't mention anything about gluten anywhere. A huge disappointment. I also had big hopes for the Salsa Verde Half Chicken. The chicken was excellently cooked; a nice char on the skin and crispy. But the plate was an ocean of olive oil. You couldn't cut a bite of chicken without mopping up a spoonful of oil. I made it through the thigh before I just had to stop. So much oil, it was just gross (it looked nothing like the photo on the website; you can also find clearer photos of the dish on their facebook page: now quadruple+ the oil seen). Personally, as someone who doesn't eat a lot of seafood or carbs, I don't have see any reason on the menu to return if this is what the food is routinely like.

I don’t know why it took me so long to check out Sidetrack. But I must say I wasn’t disappointed! I got the half verde chicken and the flavor was unmatched! We also ordered the fried okra which was so yummy! There were several gluten free options as well. Would recommend!