one 'food coma" wasn't enough. i had to do it again.... on my second visit to the county grill five of the people from my first visit were in attendance. this was a birthday dinner of sorts and everyone ordered something different from the previous visit, so i have a lot more pictures to show you at the end of the review.
on this visit we were seated in the bar at a round top table under the giant elk head on the wall. we started off with 2 appetizers as well as an endless supply of mini corn bread biscuits. the apps were wings and potato boats. both of these apps are unique and have a county grill twist on them. the wings are smoked, grilled and then doused in the house buffalo wing sauce. the taste is truly unique and they are one of kind and excellent. the same goes for the potato boats. these are potato skins on roids. they start out with the same basis, bacon, green onion, cheddar cheese but then the cg adds smoked bbq beans & smoked beef brisket to the mix. you could make a meal out of these alone. so good....
now for the entree's. if you read my reviews you know i'm a burger guy, so i went for the county grill burger. good lord cg delivers. this includes a pit grilled burger basted with the house bbq sauce & topped with smoked bacon, cheddar cheese and fresh mushrooms. the crinkle cut fries come on the side in a mini fry basket and house slaw. this burger is gigantic and delicious. very cool and darned filling to say the least.
other entree's at the table included the cape cobb salad which includes bbq skewered shrimp. a large ribeye steak platter w/ baked potato. smokehouse quesadillas (which are an app but big enough to be a meal) and a bbq combo which includes pulled pork, beef brisket and smoked chicken breast.
everyone loved their food and the portions are huge. most of us took food home. if you want some darn find southern home cooking you need to try this place out. skip lunch that day and bring an appetite. you won't regret it.
-----11 may, 2012-----
i have two words for you... "food coma".. i don't get over to hampton much unless i'm passing through but today was different. we stopped by here after catching a movie while it seemed a little late for the lunch crowd, the place was packed.
we had a part of six and were sat at a large round table just inside the front door by the small stairway. the restaurant is broken up into two sections. the main dining area in the front. a tiny bar in the main corridor, and then the main bar is in the back of the builder. you can enter from the front or back, whichever you prefer.
for starters i ordered the state fair onion ring app and this came out on a large platter with all the giant battered rings placed around a bowl of horseradish. by far the best onion rings i've had in a while. you don't find ring like this much anymore. shortly after that the entree's started arriving. i went with a sandwich called the pit master. this came with succulent pieces of pulled pork shoulder and sliced beef brisket and cole slaw. the portion was huge and it was so good by itself i entirely forgot to try any of their 6 house sauces.
i didn't imbibe this afternoon but did notice that they have 10-12 micro brews on tab (according to a chalk board i read.) and they rotate the seasonally. sounds good to me.
there was also a desert menu and i understand their banana pudding is to die for. noted for future visit.
all in all agreatvisit, i'm looking forward to trying several more things on the menu however what i had today was so good i may not veer off from that meal the next time i visit. i then went home and took a 2 hour nap. an easy 4 stars.