Friday was beautiful here in NC, with great fall color, sunshine, and a high of 72, so when Leandra picked me up for lunch we definitely wanted to eat outside. Several places in downtown Chapel Hill have outdoor seating, but the parking is a nightmare, so we decided to go a little further from the UNC campus. We hadn’t been to Jujube in a while, and since they have a small patio, we decided to go there.

I love the “Jujube Bolognese,” a wide-noodle and hoison pork stir-fry dish, so even before we were seated I knew what I would order, but I looked over the menu to see if they had any interesting appetizers. To my surprise, the menu looked small and I couldn’t find my Bolognese. When the waitress came by she confirmed that they were having technical problems in the kitchen and had a limited lunch menu. Unhappiness ensued…

We considered going elsewhere but figured it would take too long, so I ordered the hoison pork sandwich  and a dry apple ale called Éphémère that goes well with Asian-inspired food. The sandwich was tasty, but a little too generous on the carrots and cucumbers and skimpy on the pork, and definitely not my favored Bolognese. Leandra had the chicken and cilantro dumplings and a spicy oyster mushroom curry along with a stout.