Humble Pie
The Humble Pie is always a great place to gather with friends for food and drinks. The food was amazing this time as well.
I talked about their grilled andouille sausage in a previous review so this time I’ll focus on the two other dishes I tried, their soup of the day and their ravioli.
I started with the soup, because it had been cold again in Raleigh after a wonderful week of warm weather. The soup was definitely not what I expected, but it made the meal. I’m not sure when they do this dish, but if it’s on the menu try it. It was Lobster Dumpling Soup or something like that. This dish was really less of a “soup” and more of a creative way to present lobster dumplings. They started with a small bowl of broth (think about 1 cup) and cooked a few vegetables with it. Then they deep fried 3 dumplings stuffed with lobster and spices. The dumplings were then arranged in the cup of broth so that they were halfway submerged. The closest thing I can think of is half-fried dumplings. But unlike those dumplings these were crunchy on one side and soft on the other. It was a texture I’d never really enjoyed before. Try this out if you can.
Part two of the meal was porcini and ricotta ravioli . I have to say, after the soup, I had pretty high expectations. Again, I was not disappointed. The ravioli were small hand made delights bursting with flavor. One of the best parts was that they were in an alfredo sauce but it wasn’t overpowering. The flavors and textures were able to meld together without one thing being too dominant.
I’d recommend any of these dishes with a nice glass of wine or a beer.
–Matt