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Published on: 2/1/2008
Last Visited: 2/2/2008
Restaurant veterans Matt Gordon (above) and Scott Watkins opened Urban Solace after a year-long remodel. (photo/alandeckerphoto.com)
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Just sink your teeth into one of Chef Matt Gordon's flaky buttermilk biscuits slathered with sweet honey butter.As the bodacious biscuit melts in your mouth, you'll be transported from horn-honking, busy North Park to a bench swing on a breezy veranda somewhere down South.
Now don't get me wrong, this new urban eatery, seemingly no bigger than a Kleenex box, is not tranquil by any means.When concrete floors meet exposed brick walls and high ceilings, it makes for a lot of racket any ol' time.And when the place is packed like a can of anchovies (as it was on my visit), it buzzes like a big city bistro.It is the menu's "comfort cuisine," the modern twists on dishes like potpie, chicken and dumplings and macaroni and cheese that take you "back home," wherever that may be.
Restaurant veterans Gordon and Scott Watkins took over the former North Park Deli and Coffee space last year.
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Chef Gordon does a mighty nice "Blue Grass Brunch" on Sundays.