I'm not giving up on this food cart! I will come back to give it another try…read more When I saw smash burgers on the side of the truck we had to stop! This cart has an awesome menu. I was exciting when I saw everything they're offering. We stopped in for lunch, mid day, and we were the only people around. We were greeted with a friendly hello and placed our orders. We decided on a smash burger, a spicy chicken sandwich, fried pickle chips and cheese curds. We waited about 15 minutes for our food and decided to eat at the nearby picnic tables. It looked delicious... sadly, the smash burger was only lukewarm and the cheese wasn't even slightly melted. The bun was a bit stale and there wasn't much flavor at all. The chicken sandwich was warmer but just not very flavorful and had the same stale bun. The pickle chips have a tempra type batter, which seemed like it would be delicious, but they tasted under done. The cheese curds were melty on the inside but again, the batter seemed under done and soggy. We're going to come back to this cart at some point because they have all the makings for an amazing meal. I think maybe this was just an off day. We live nearby and I'll update after our next visit.

Best burger in town. Full stop. I'll come back to that! We came back with my parents, sister, and…read morethe kids!!!! Everyone was so happy with all the delicious food! Let's get to the food! Smash burger = grand slam, touch down, goooooooal all in one! It's really good. The bun was toasted, yum, but what I appreciated the. Just, and what makes this burger stand out from others in town is the fact that the bottom bun wasn't an oily soggy mess! In fact, even after taking pictures there was still some crispy to the toasting of the bun! The toppings were right in, and it had a good amount on it. This was my favorite thing, but we did order more! The cheese and sauce on the Philly were out of this world, and they slice the meat just right so it cooks evenly. The fresh peppers on their add a nice contrast in the flavor. One bite is a great explosion of flavor, that sauce though, mmmmmmm. The fried chicken sandwich is a beautiful balance of sauce, chicken, and veggies, with a nice toasted bun! We've had the grilled one, and it was amazing, this one right here though, has a beautiful fry with super moist chicken! So yummy! The fried Oreos!!! HOLY CRAP! If you are an Oreo milk dunker buckle up because these are gonna knock your socks off! You don't have to dunk! The fried process makes them perfectly soggy (as though the perfect dunk just happened). Then there's a really good balance of fried bread, and Oreo filling! Explosion of sweet rich flavor! Super rich, make sure to have someone to share with. The Mac 'n' Cheese everyone had different personal feeling about the smokiness. One says too Smokey, it was just right for me, and one said not Smokey enough. So smokiness is personal preference. The flavor was good, regardless of how we felt about the smokiness level. We all also had the same drawback on the Mac 'n' Cheese and that was that the cheese sauce broke, leaving a gritty, not so great texture in our mouth. So we would recommend fine tuning the sauce, or process of making the sauce ti ensure it doesn't break. PS the baby didn't care she loved it! Ultimately one thing being off is not worth losing a star. Especially when the service, the space, and ALL of the other food was on point! I can't wait to watch this spot grow, and fine tune! They are amazing people, serving up some amazing food, and definitely putting their heart, and a LOT of passion into it!

Food: 6. Had a BLT, toast was great but bacon not fully cooked. When they say "lite" mayo they are…read morenot exaggerating. Served on a hot plate that wilted the lettuce. Service: 4. Waited a long time for menus. Long wait for food. Ambiance: 10. The view of the river, the trees and the birds is the reason to go here. I drove 50 miles for the food - was disappointed.

It took over an hour + to get our food. Plus at least 20…read moreminutes after we had placed our order they came to tell us there was no baked potatoes The clams were stronger than a quarter Very overpriced Have to say the bartender and our server were very nice and it wasn't her fault We made a reservation, waited for someone to even come out and let us know where to sit and no one ever showed up. There was no one in the restaurant at the time either. Very understaffed and I don't understand why we need to make a reservation when there's no one to greet you ‍ probably won't give it another chance

Me and two friends decided on a girls trip to willamette valley for some wine tasting. After…read morecareful research we picked embrace oregon for our wine tour based off the glowing reviews and extremely reasonable price. We were staying in McMinnville and Sherry was kind enough to pick us up from our airbnb. The tour ended up being just the three of us so that was a nice surprise. She drove us out to Carlton and we went to three different and very cool wineries. Sherry also took many photos of us throughout the tour and posted on her FB. At stop 2 she provided us a snack lunch of spinach dip, breads, cookies, and fruits which was lovely. Overall it was a fabulous tour and if ever in McMinnville I would highly recommend to book a tour with Embrace Oregon! Thanks again Sherry!!

Our group had an absolutely tremendous experience exploring the Dundee Hills AVA with Sherry…read moreParker. Weeks before our trip began, Sherry went out of her way to help us plan the perfect day -- recommending wineries based on our preferences and arranging a perfectly-timed itinerary that allowed us to visit four wineries with wonderful views/Pinot. She promptly picked us up from our AirBnB in McMinnville. She was kind enough to take photos of us throughout our relaxing day, and she was incredibly knowledgeable about the Willamette Valley region and wines. The van that she transported us in was very spacious for our group. She provided us with water bottles, a special sweet treat and allowed us to charge our phones. Most importantly, she was extremely kind and a pleasure to spend time with. We so appreciated everything and can't recommend her enough!

Delicious and unusual pizza. I had the veg and egg at the Saturday Market and my partner had the…read moreveggie. We agree that the crust was remarkable and I love a over medium egg on a slice of pizza!

I am currently not eating bread so I was initially super bummed I couldn't have any of the amazing…read morelooking pizza! They do have gluten free options but I was just doing a no bread challenge and they were kind enough to bake me my own breadless pizza! It was actually super delicious! Highly recommend for any event!

We have been getting the meat csa for many years. It's delicious! We love the convenience and the…read morevariety! We like that our meat is sourced locally and sustainably.

To have locally-sourced HAPPY meat is so very important to us! We have bought consistently…read moredelicious products from Moomaw Family Farm for years and couldn't be happier. We love how we can choose what we want and it shows up at our door. Mostly, we are grateful the animals have had a good life. Thank you, Moomaw!

Wow! This company and the people they employ are just simply extraordinary! On a whim, I rented a…read more20 person limo bus for a wine tour in Dayton this April. Sarah assisted me with the limo reservation as well as the winery reservations. She put in so much time and effort to make the day special for us! She was just amazing. Kawika was our driver and boy did he have a challenging bunch of rowdies to deal with! He was so incredibly nice, accommodating, punctual, thoughtful, helpful, FUN, patient...the list goes on and on. There aren't enough positive adjectives to describe how awesome Sarah and Kawika are. Thank you to Aspen, Sarah and Kawika for a PERFECT day enjoying the beautiful Oregon wine country!

For my husband's 50th birthday party, we selected Aspen to provide our transportation for a 3 stop…read morebeer crawl. We chose an awesome 26 person party limo that was to include all the bells and whistles (Bluetooth stereo, lights and what not) and purchased decorations and set up the playlist for our guests. Literally 5 minutes before the limo bus was to arrive, we get a call from (a supervisor?) Sarah saying that there was a mechanical issue with our limo and that they would be sending an alternative one. Well, what arrived was a 50 person charter bus with no working Bluetooth radio. I had to run in my house and grab a small handheld Bluetooth radio just so we didn't ride in silence. And while it was nice to have a larger bus, it was actually too big. People were so spread out with the traditional seating, we weren't able to socialize (the whole point of us choosing the other style). Our driver Raul was fantastic and the bus was clean and stocked with plenty of water, but he arrived late and we didn't leave on time. That ended up cutting our first stop's time by 30 minutes. Also, we had a strange situation happen where the back door blew open while we were on a bridge and our driver had to pull over to close it. Pretty wild waving to the cars riding behind us while in motion. While our event was salvaged by our understanding party goers and a happy birthday guy, I am deeply upset with the switcheroo I felt was played on us. I didn't want to go online and complain but we did not get any follow-up from an email sent requesting a partial refund as we didn't get what we prepaid for. $2k is a lot of money to be spending on a basic bus with no stereo. I would not recommend this service as they didn't provide the product paid for, and they didn't try to right the situation afterwards. 1 star for the friendly driver and clean bus and water.

We hired Pearl Catering for our college end-of-year gala, and we could not be more satisfied with…read moreour experience! Working with Natalia leading up to the event was a breeze. She helped us think through all of the event details and asked us questions about the venue we never would've thought to ask. The food was incredible, and our guests are still raving about how great it was. The staff at the event were kind and on top of it the entire night. We would recommend Pearl Catering without hesitation.

We hired this catering company for our wedding and were really looking forward to the meal--it was…read moreone of the most important parts of our day. Communication before the event was smooth, and their team was professional and kind in follow-up. Unfortunately, the food fell short. We paid extra for steak, expecting a premium experience, but many of the steaks were served very rare--too undercooked for most guests to enjoy. We were never asked how we wanted them cooked, and no doneness preference was discussed with us at any point. A lot of the food ended up going to waste, which was disappointing considering the cost. We reached out afterward and appreciated their polite response, but they declined to offer any kind of refund, saying doneness isn't covered--even though they never asked for our preference. Grateful for their professionalism, but we expected better execution and more accountability on such an important day.