Photograph by Catherine Viox
From the mismatched chairs around the bar to the wonderland-like collection of mirrors in the bathroom, dEcORa EATERY & DRINKERY bursts with character. The venue is an art gallery, bar, and restaurant shaken into one. The art is always for sale, and the space changes with seasonal twists and new canvases from owner Dustin Sims’s collection, but your eyes won’t be the only senses feasting.
A basic bar bite menu (sliders, salads, flatbreads) and specialties like the Pulled Pork Sweet BBQ Loaded Tater Tots (pulled pork, BBQ sauce, three-cheese blend, pickles, sour cream, chives, and smoked chili sea salt) transform classic sides into entertaining mains. The tots provide a crunchy base, supporting the blend of sweet, savory, salty, and tangy toppings perfectly. Pulled pork crowns the dish, and it earns the spotlight. The sweet BBQ tempers the rich, heavy cheese that holds the dish together, and the tender pork suits the tater tots’ texture well. Sour cream and pickles pop with tangy acidity, linking the sweet and the savory. The chives and sea salt get a little lost in the cheese, but that’s OK. The base layers are baked together on the plate, leaving lacy frills of crisped cheese. The cheese sticks to the decorative parchment paper, so the bottom layer requires careful excavation. The more signature cocktails you try, the harder this becomes. But each bite’s worth the effort.
DEcORa EATERY & DRINKERY, 333 Scott St., Covington, (859) 261-0638
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