At the recommendation of a waiter at another restaurant, I checked out Bread House located in a strip mall on Route 9 South in Manalapan. What a really nice find – Georgian food. On a Sunday night at around 7 pm nearly every table in this small restaurant was occupied. Some guests were Georgian speaking and others, like me, were not. The waitstaff could not have been more pleasant guiding us through the menu. There were just two of us so our sampling was limited. Meal started with a very nice complimentary bread called shoti. We ordered the imeruli salad which included cucumber, tomato and red onion in a delicious walnut dressing. For entrees we shared chakhokhbili which is a chicken stew (perfect for dipping the shoti bread) and khinkali, kind of like xio long bao (soup dumplings), but in a much thicker wrapper with less soup. These were quite heavy and filling and I could only finish two (serving of six). We finished with honey cake. There were two options – less sweet with sour cream filling or more sweet with caramel filling. We opted for the sour cream and it was a nice ending to the meal. I observed lots of other interesting looking plates being delivered to tables. Lots more to try out.
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Hadn’t heard of Bread House. So, thanks for posting about it! I checked the menu on their website. Lots of tasty sounding dishes. Since they offer take-out, and we’re always looking to expand our options — especially a place that is not Italian! — we’ll definitely be trying it.
