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Junction Bakery & Bistro

Everything here was good.  My party got a Tofu Stir Fry, Roasted Chicken Breast Sandwich, Crispy Flounder Sando, Sweet Potato Fries and a Chocolate Cream-Filled Croissant.  The food took a while but arrived literally hot off the grill.  The two sandwiches came with a plethora of side salad and a great homemade dressing.  Portions were large and all of us took home enough for a second meal.  The bill, with tax and tip, came to just under $75.  As mentioned, it was good.  Very good -- but not great.  Everything came close to being great it just didn't cross the line.  The cross-cut sweet potato fries were extremely munchable but the "Harissa Sour Cream" had a lot of sour cream and very very little harissa.  The Tofu Stir fry had a nice mix for a cold day but needed a little more oomph (I borrowed salad dressing from my companions).  Everything, including the Tofu and Flounder, were breaded and fried but didn't seem greasy until later....

Palette 22

I had gone to this place for brunch years ago when it first opened.  I didn't care for it.  But I thought I would give it another try.  And so he we were at an early dinner on a Friday night.  There are limited options for veggies.  Although they bill themselves as "New American" most of the options are Tapas or Tex-Mex.  There are five veggie small plates and a couple of salads.  I opted for three of the small plates.  The first was the Patatas Bravas.  I've had better.  A large plate of overcooked, dried potato squares shows up with a paltry amount of aioli and ... oddly ... corn nuts???  Next up was Korean Cheese Corn.  Mostly melted cheese with chunks of corn.  But nothing to eat it with.  No crackers, bread or even crudites.  Just a pot of melted cheese.  I picked at it with my fork but was a bit perplexed.  Not sure what I was supposed to do with it.  Finally, the Hummus.  Which was incr...