Small Bites: Light Brunch @Sportello, Boston, MA

Back in October after attempting the NYC vs. Boston Food Truck Throwdown with little success, Erika and I headed over to Sportello for a quick bite.  
 
This was my first visit to the establishment.  The kitchen opening up to a diner style counter seating area (but more upscale) was nice and the large windows let in an abundance of sunlight.




The bakery in the corner seemed awkwardly positioned by encroaching upon the surrounding dining tables a bit, but I imagine it draws in a good number of customers looking to satiate their sweet tooth after a meal.

Our simple meal included the smoked duck+root vegetable hash with fluffy, creamy slow-scrambled eggs and the arugula and endive salad with avocado, radish, and pink grapefruit. Oh, and barely there shrimp which was so sparse, it seemed more like a mistake versus an actual listed ingredient.

The flavor profile of the salad was bitter upon bitter upon bitter.  My palate welcomes all of these ingredients alone or as accents to a dish (whether for crunch and texture purposes or acidity), but all together, this was a major failure at marrying diversified, complimentary flavors on one plate.

Smoked duck hash

Arugula and endive salad with radish, pink grapefruit, avocado, and shrimp.