The Wooden Spoon: A Restaurant Review

Today, as we ventured out to Gentry to visit the Wilderness Safari, we thought we would stop into a local restaurant called The Wooden Spoon. A few of our friends had recently visited and said it was well worth the drive. After we visited it, we agreed.

The Atmosphere:

The restaurant itself was quite huge and reminds you of a cross between a rustic lodge and a very nice barn. Inside is quite welcoming and the front of the restaurant is filled with adorable kitchen wares and knickknacks. We also learned you can preorder desserts, rolls, casseroles to go and there is a large room available to use for any type of gathering.

Our Meal:

Wes, our future brother-in-law, had the BLAT: bacon, lettuce, avocado and tomato. A perfect combo of sandwich ingredients: carbs, protein and fat with delightful textures ranging from crunchy to creamy and of course, flavorful. As Wes said: "it was made even more special by your special someone siting next to you."

 

Cory ordered the ranch turkey sandwich and noted that the French bread roll was fresh and fantastic. The poppyseed spread was a nice compliment to the sandwich pieces. 

 

Margaret ordered a salad and soup combo which according to her was the perfect portion size for lunch. The baked potato soup was filling and comfort-homey. The fresh yeast roll was delish, as was the Caesar salad which was tossed with freshly made slightly sweet Caesar dressing. The homemade croutons on top were a nice touch as well. 

 

Since The Wooden Spoon declares dessert is their specialty, we had to indulge in a few sweet treats. We ordered the bumblebee pie (freshly baked with a combination of raspberries, blackberries, blueberries and strawberries) and the 6-layer key lime pie. Our server brought out the wrong dessert the first time, so we also got to try the delicious bread pudding. While it was our preferred dessert of choice, we were glad we were able to try it as it was a yummy version drizzled with (a drinkable) sweet butter sauce. The key lime cake was very good and we think they layered in crushed graham crackers in between cake layers and icing. Each dessert came with whipped topping. 

   

The home-run dessert hit though, was the bumblebee pie - there wasn't a crumb left!

All in all: it was a great combo of great atmosphere, service and food. Just make sure to bring good company too!