119 W Central Ave
Andover, KS 67002
Butler County
Phone: (316) 733-2332
Fax: (316) 733-1829
Website: no website on fileEmail: no email on fileHours: unknown
by Louie Florence on We were going to celebrate 3 birthdays, A family of Sherlockians (Sherlock Holmes fans) We had heard about this place and went to the site. We had made up our mind that we wanted to celebrate here for our birthdays. We drove from Luling to San Marcos (to pick me up), then to Austin just to go to this place. When we got there they would not let us in! It seems that any on under 21 are not allowed in after 2pm. And since we were a family unit we were not allowed access. The Man at the door said that we were the 3rd family he has had to turn down entrance that day!!! This place needs to make this rule very well known because in my opinion they are dragging the name of SHERLOCK HOLMES through the mud if they are not going to let families in to eat. They should at least have a 18+ section and a dining area for people just wanting to come in and eat.
by Jessica M. on My first impressions of Pod were mixed. I thought the atmosphere was kinda cool, but also trying too hard. Then I was seated at one of the tables on the main floor where felt like I was in some kind of weird, dimly lit futuristic high school cafeteria. My dining companion noted that she felt oddly exposed. That's pretty much where the mixed feelings ended, though, because from that point on, I have nothing but love. We ordered from the University City Dining Days prix fixe menu. For $30, I was able to choose an appetizer, an entree, and was served a "pastry chef's selection" for dessert. We were also offered $5 sake mojitos, which was a nice touch and a great compliment to all of the food. Since, like the Continental, food is served as it's prepared, my friend and I ordered together and shared everything. Food came out at a perfect, leisurely-but-not-too-slow pace, so we had time to enjoy and digest everything. Our waiter was totally friendly and attentive, which I have found to be unusual when ordering from prix fixe menus. As for the food: From the dim sum menu, we chose the shrimp dumplings and the vegetable maki. Each dumpling was stuffed with a whole piece of juicy shrimp and they were served with a side of lime-chili dipping sauce. Yum! The maki were also delicious, stuffed with avocado, cucumber and asparagus - and since everything is made to order, they had no problem leaving out the carrot to accommodate my food allergy. For the main course we chose the Sezchuan lamb chops and the miso glazed Chilean sea bass. The lamb chops were slightly overcooked (they were small and we ordered them medium-rare) but flavorful, and they were served atop a pile of sesame Shanghai noodles. We both agreed the noodles were kind of boring and unnecessary to the dish. They weren't bad, but we left most of them on the plate. The sea bass was the stand out dish of the night. The fish was cooked perfectly, and was buttery yet light, making us wish we had both ordered it because we could have eaten twice as much. It was served over mashed sweet potatoes, which seemed like it wouldn't go but turned out to be the perfect addition. Dessert ended up being a piece of pumpkin pie napoleon (layered ginger spice cake, cinnamon white chocolate mousse, crispy rice pastry and pumpkin custard) and a trio of sorbets (banana-passionfruit, blueberry and raspberry). The napoleon was delicious, and though the sorbets tasted really good, they were underwhelming next to the cake. The menu offered was a perfect introduction to Pod restaurant. I can't wait to go back, and my friend and I are even considering going again this week while they are still running the prix fixe!
by Russel Tigney on This place is pretty surreal. They blared heavy metal, slung dirty cheap beer from behind a filthy counter whilst an assortment of entertainers danced on the stage. When I was here they had one dancer that I'm pretty sure was a she-male, another that was an art student with hairy legs and hairy pitts, another that was straight out of Gummo, and the final that was I swear the girl from Welcome to the Dollhouse. Anyway, the next time I'm in Atlanta I'm going back. Supposedly there's also a hotel upstairs, Christ himself couldn't make me spend a night there.
