Running Goose
Salt Cod Churros – Brandade, Masa, Saffron Aioli, Lemon, Nori
Ricotta Masa Gnocchi – Wild Mushrooms, Kale, Sage Brown Butter, Lemon, Queso Seco
Doughnuts – Strawberry Hibiscus Jam, La Rosa Peanut Butter
Chocolate Croissant Bread Pudding – Spiced Chocolate, Pistachio, Fresh Berries
Located just a few doors down the block from Birch, a “gastropub” sort of space that toys with concepts of Sustainability and Healthy eating by way of an Organic herb garden and wooden patio out back, Running Goose was tabbed for a few more bites before a show at The Fonda on Wednesday evening largely as a result of location combined with one menu item, both things happily meeting expectations while several other aspects of the meal lacked.
Established in 2015 and known, in-part, for $3 Tostadas and an Eggplant Pocket of which they were inexplicably sold out, it was on the patio near a speaker playing everything from Radiohead to Bowie that seating was offered and although the al fresco SoCal seating was obviously quite pleasant the service was almost so aloof as to be non-existent, water glasses prone to fall empty while plates seemed to crawl from the kitchen after long delays sitting at the pass.
Not at all busy on arrival, the patio half full with inside empty when I left at 8:00pm, it was in a total of four plates that remaining appetite was invested and beginning with Salt Cod Churros the object of my desire was as delicious as it was well crafted, the creamy brandade fritters virtually oilless beneath a jacket of seaweed and cornmeal while Saffron Aioli was appropriately fragrant, though perhaps unneeded.
Underwhelmed by Ricotta Dumplings that were tough with Masa and done no favors by raw kale that overwhelmed mushrooms rendered soft in Brown Butter, it was after some delay with dirty plates still in place that dessert was selected, the “brand new” Chocolate Croissant Bread Pudding overcooked to the point of dryness alongside a smear of Mexican Hot Chocolate while the golden doughnuts were almost devoid of flavor on their lonesome, a bit better with hosemade Peanut Butter and Jelly of which there was unfortunately not enough.
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