Glad to hear you enjoyed it because the menu sounds ... um ... in a word... interesting (or would "weird" be a better word?) http://www.woodberrykitchen.com/menu.html Nevertheless, looking forward to trying it.

Um, Elizabeth, just curious...what happened to "Deep Thought Thursday"s?

A Friend and I had dinner at Woodberry Kitchen last night. We didn't have reservations, and lucked out being seated right away on the second floor about 8:15pm. It was very busy for a Wednesday evening.

Let me start out by saying the space is beautiful. I loved the layout (very Pazo-esque) and feel the whole 'farm to table' theme was very well thought out, even down to the servers uniforms. Odd but there it works.

Our server was a bit inexperienced, but very enthusiastic and knowledgeable about the menu. He was attentive without being overbearing, and he paced our evening perfectly. (This is always a big deal for me for some reason, I hate feeling rushed and I really hate when the entrees come out too soon and you're still working on your appetizer.)

We started off with cocktails and ordered the Sizzing Shrimp appetizer. Not to sound like a broken record, but these shrimp (from some sustainable, no-waste shrimp farm in Cambridge, MD) they were fantastic. I don't ever recall eating shrimp that tasted like this before. They are sweeter and tender, not what your average shrimp tastes like. I typically don't order shrimp in restaurants, but this was really remarkable and something altogether different.

The wine list is very interesting and seems to span all budgets and regions. I'm not a big fan of Maryland wines, but I can see where it goes with the whole local theme. We ended up ordering a California Sauvignon. I was surprised to see a few bargain (i.e. under $15/bottle) choices. Something of a rarity these days, with wine price creep....

My first choice for entree was the Bone In Pork Shoulder, but was disappointed to find out it was sold out. Second choice was a special - cornbread encrusted Sea Trout with a side of mashed sweet potatoes. Friend had the Wild Rockfish served in a red wine sauce with baked cauliflower, and by the way, it was a very large portion of rockfish. Both entrees were excellent, but I think Friend's rockfish was the real winner.

After reading so much about the homemade ice cream, I just could not resist and so I ordered the maple chestnut.....unbelievable. Seriously, it was awesome. French press coffee was the perfect end note.

In all, this place is awesome. Its beautiful, well thought out and remarkably executed. It's hard to believe the place is so new - you would never think it. I will definitely be back.

I went to Woodberry Kitchen with friends Friday. We had an 8 p.m. reservation. When we arrived, we were told it would be at least 30 minutes until we were seated. We didn't get a table until 9:15! When we asked how they might compensate us for our time, they offered to comp our desserts...but then the waitress added that these long waits are happening all the time. Why wouldn't they adjust how they book their reservations? It's OK (not really, but customers are more willing to wait) when you're the new "hot" restaurant, but you don't stay new for long. And people are going to remember the inconvenience.