The Homestead Restaurant and Bakery

Hey Everyone! It’s been a hot minute since I’ve reviewed anything.  I’ve been quite busy, and the couple of times I’ve ordered somewhere with the intention of doing a review, I ended up disappointed, and didn’t want to be completely negative.  I don’t want to write a review that’s more negative than positive, so I give those places another chance later, in case it was just a bad day for them.  We all have bad days.

There’s been a lot of chatter about this new place in Whitehall called The Homestead. It’s located where The Dive used to be.  I’ve seen post after post about how great they are, but I haven’t had the chance to get down there when they’re open, as they close at 2pm.  I’m always drooling over the pictures of their many baked goods, or delicious breakfast and lunch items.  This week they posted their special, a Monte Cristo sandwich, and I knew I needed to make it happen, as it’s one of my favorites.

I remember years ago, when Bennigan’s was open on Alpine Ave near Grand Rapids.  They had the best Monte Cristo.  It was battered and deep fried, and sooo good.  Many that I’ve had are ham, turkey, and cheese between 2 pieces of french toast.  That just doesn’t hit the spot for me.  So when I saw the post for this one this week, I knew I had to try it.

Being completely transparent, my colleague picked this up for me a couple hours before I got to the office, so I had to rewarm it.  I was not going to be in the area today, and she was, and offered to get them for us girls at the office.  She also grabbed cinnamon rolls and a delicious chocolate chip cookie/brownie combination.  I was a little concerned that I would compromise the integrity of the sandwich by warming it up, but it was still very, very good!

The sandwich consists of roasted turkey, Bavarian ham, and colby jack cheese on molasses bread.  It’s then battered and deep fried, dusted with powdered sugar, then served with freshly made black raspberry preserves.  This is a top notch sandwich.  You need to bring your whole appetite, because this is a filling meal in itself.  If it was this delicious warmed up, I can only imagine how heavenly it was fresh out of the kitchen.

I will definitely be eating at The Homestead more often!  I cannot wait to try the sticky buns next *drool*.