Addendum - California, Yountville

6476 Washington Street, Yountville CA 94599
(707) 944-2487
Parking: parking lot
Hours: Thursdays - Saturdays 11am-2pm
http://www.adhocrestaurant.com/addendum/

Last Visited: March 30, 2013

Food: 3 stars
Atmosphere: 4 stars
Service: 3 stars
Price: $$ to $$$

Located behind Ad Hoc, on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, you can grab a lunch box or 'hunger relief to go' at Addendum.  Behind the parking lot is the path to Addendum and the little house where you can order a lunch box, dessert, and Ad Hoc goods like t-shirts or fried chicken mix.  I've heard of Ad Hoc's friend chicken for a number of year's now and this was a perfect way to enjoy it while sitting at picnic tables in Ad Hoc's garden of raised beds.  It's a scenic and peaceful location.

All lunch orders are $16.50 and come with a piece of cornbread, baked beans, and potato salad.  You get a photo holder that holds a piece of paper with your name on it and when your order is ready, Ad Hoc staff walks it from the kitchen in the main building to the garden area.   Orders of four or more can be placed ahead via email.

- BBQ Pork Ribs - You can select pork ribs or pulled pork.  I went for the ribs and got three bones.  The sauce has a prominent chili powder flavor and the meat is tender.  It wasn't the best pork ribs I have had, but it was acceptable.   I would have liked there to be some bark on the ribs and for the meat near the bone to be more infused with flavor. 

- Buttermilk Fried Chicken - Three pieces of fried chicken - a drumstick, a chicken breast, and a thigh are battered and fried.  The skin is nice and crispy and sprinkled with some sea salt, but the color was a little darker than what I was expecting.  The meat was very juicy - even the white meat.  However,  some of the chain restaurants offering fried chicken offer a slightly better product. 

- Sides - The cornbread is moist and sweet.  The baked beans are also on the sweet side and could be served hotter.  The potato salad is a combination of purple and yukon gold fingerling potatoes coupled with caper berries and fresh herbs.  I thought the potatoes were a little on the hard side.  You can see that all of the ingrediences are of good quality, but I've had better potato salads. 

Overall, if you happen to be in Yountville, it's a nice stop, but it doesn't make it on my list of food to drive for.  There are definitely options in the Bay Area that offer better individual entrees.  Service could be more friendly as the staff walks around and delivers your food - something definitely felt missing in terms of warmth of the servers - they're professional, but are much better during regular restaurant service.