Foskoskies - Midwood

Neighborhood Cafe
$19 - app, grilled cheese, tomato soup and side salad.

This n'hood spot is tucked in the middle of a midwood/shamrock next door to the original Pike's Pharmacy. One part of the restaurant is old school diner with a long bar and small 2 - 4 top tables. Because I with a bigger group, we sat next door. This was a little awkward because you have to walk out side in order to get to this part of the restaurant as it doesn't really connect. This part of the restaurant was noticeably nicer with cool art on the walls and white tablecloths. However, because our servers and food had to go outside before coming in, it just felt weird to eat over here. Supposedly they are about to break through the wall to connect the two side and it should be much better once that happens. In the meantime...the appetizer special was incredible! Sliced foccacia with artichokes, goat cheese drizzled with balsamic (similar to bruchetta w/o all the tomatoes). It was yummy. The menu is small with four or five high end hot specials (i.e., meatloaf and mashed potatoes) and then six or seven reasonably priced sandwiches (burger, veggie burger, grilled chz, chx salad). While the app was awesome, my grilled chz and tomato bisque was just ok. The grilled chz is what I could have made at home (I even think they used American singles for the chz) and the soup was yummy but not quite hot enough. My friends got the pasta special (tilapia on penne) and the veggie burgers. The fried looked awesome but the veggie burger didnt look as good a Penguins (which in my mind is the standard). Everyone enjoyed their dinner but agreed that the app was the best part of the meal. The desserts sounded awesome but we were pretty full. All in all, it's a nice n'hood spot that's pretty low key and reasonably priced but not a must-do place on my favorite dinner places.