(Original Review -- May 2011)
Jonathan's was among the barrage of original reviews that I uploaded when I first started this blog. Over a year and a half ago, I went with some co-workers, but this time, I returned alone to satisfy a craving that had built up for five days.
I happened to be in town late last month and I remembered one of my buddies on Yelp mentioning Jonathan's has poutine. While it's usually made with fries, brown gravy, and cheese curds, Jonathan's departs from such tradition.
The poutine here ($8.99) is on the appetizer menu. It's probably is at least a pound of french fries, creamy chicken-based gravy, and shredded cheddar cheese. Panda gluttony must commence.
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"Poutine" at Jonathan's |
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Closeup shot! |
The server looked at me before placing the poutine on the table and hoped I wasn't on a diet. To her defense, I was wearing a jacket over my dress shirt that probably made me look about 50 pounds heavier in the gut. But nope, the panda is a skinny dude that needs more layers of fat to combat winter. The poutine stood no chance.
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Probably just needed five minutes or so |
Great job on the fries; crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. Also gotta give high praise for the gravy; nice consistency and not too salty.
Usually, one can't go wrong with melted shredded cheese. Here, in all likelihood, it was a packaged, processed shredded cheese after noticing some of that cheese "melting" a bit weird. Or turning a weird orange. But it's panda logic to just keep stuffing my face regardless. I'd love it if they just shredded a real block of shredded cheese if they had to. Or just cough up more money to get local cheese curds from Tillamook.
I received great service. There were probably only a couple other guys in the pub at the time; I was there just a few minutes after 11 a.m. I thought the place was clean and inviting. Staff dressed professionally.
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Dessert... |
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Pub Classics! |
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Care for some oysters? |
There are many more items to try. The section with pub grub gets my attention. Of course, Jonathan's is an oyster bar. And I can't forget about getting more dessert. Frankly, I should just eat dessert first next time because that's also very logical. Anyway, check Jonathan's out if you're ever around downtown Salem!
7.5/10
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