The Monument Cafe (500 S. Austin Avenue, Georgetown)

Thanks to my wife getting jury duty for Williamson County, we had the pleasure of dining at The Monument Cafe in Georgetown.  Located just north of the town square, The Monument Cafe is a pretty cool place.  Most of their produce is either grown in their garden behind the restaurant or from local farms in the area.  There was a small wait, which is also a sign that a restaurant has good potential.  With an open kitchen and old school diner/cafe design, The Monument Cafe is spacious and comfortable.  With the addition of a new Beer Garten for live music and a Market in back to purchase meats and fresh produce, there's plenty to do while you wait for your table.

Because they use fresh produce, there side dishes are always changing so make sure to check out the chalkboards above the counter.  My wife went with the chicken fried steak and I decided to go with the chicken fried chicken breast (4oz) with homemade cream gravy and sweet potato fries and fruit salad as my two sides.  ($10.99)

 The coating was nice and flaky while the chicken breast was so moist and yummy that you didn't even need the gravy, but who is really going to pass up on homemade creamy gravy.  The sweet potato fries were good, but would have preferred them to be cooked a little more to crisp them up a little bit.  The fruit salad consisted of apples, bananas, and some kind of nut.  It was good.... the sweet potato fries and fruit were my idea of healthy eating to counteract the chicken fried chicken.  The offer two sizes, this being the smaller portion and it was plenty for me (they also bring some bread to the table while you wait). 

We had to get some dessert, because yet again, it is homemade.  We went with the fried strawberry pie with custard...... oh so yummy!!!





Website:
http://www.themonumentcafe.com/