Never Under Estimate the Power of Cheese

To me, cheese can take the blandest item and make it better. Take macaroni for example. Alone it is nothing; add cheese and you have yourself one of the greatest dishes ever created. Or take dough, sauce, and meat. It sounds rather boring.  Add cheese and you have yourself a pizza. Cheese, Cheese, Cheese. 

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The Zach

The first stop on the Tour de Tom was Serious Biscuit. Serious Biscuit is nestled in South Lake Union and next to Soul Wine. It is below Serious Pie and houses the Dahlia Workshop.
Being a huge fan of Pine State Biscuits in Portland, OR, the bar was set high for Serious Biscuit.

Dahlia Workshop

In speaking with Herschell Taghap, Social Media Manger, who was at Serious Biscuit to greet me, I learned the signature biscuit was “The Zach.” The Zach is a buttermilk biscuit with fried chicken, Tabasco black pepper gravy, egg, and bacon. I ordered Corn & Green Onion Hush Puppies and The Zach. After I ordered, Herschell gave me a tour of the Dahlia Workshop where workers were busy making bread and desserts for the other restaurants.

After the tour, my biscuit and hush puppies awaited me.  

Hush Puppies

I never understood the concept of eating deep fried corn bread in a nugget form factor. Rather, I never understood until now. The hush puppies were amazing. As soon as I bit into one I knew it would be back for more.

In trying The Zach, the Tabasco black pepper gravy stood out. Partner that with the taste of bacon, fried chicken, egg, and buttermilk biscuit and you have a quintet of deliciousness. Still, I couldn’t help but think there was something missing. I couldn’t put my finger on it until I saw a picture I took of “The Reggie” from Pine State Biscuits. Like The Reggie has fried chicken, bacon, gravy, with an option for an egg. It also had one thing that The Zach did not. CHEESE. The Reggie has a slice of Tillamook Cheddar Cheese. Because of this, I still think Pine State Biscuits has an edge on Serious Biscuit.

This doesn’t mean I will not be going back to Serious Biscuit. It just means I will be ordering The Zach and asking if they would add a slice of cheese.

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