text: I have been wanting to try Tuck Shop for a while now and finally got the chance when my husband and I went there for dinner last weekend Unfortunately they did not live up to my expectations I liked the vibe of the place but I would not really say it was as homey as people make it out to be For example I liked the mismatched wooden chairs but they should have put some cushions on them to make it more comfortable You know the cloth padded kind that you tie onto the wood spindles on the back of the chair Just a suggestion And it was pretty loud in there They need some rugs or something to soften it up help with the noise level The staff was friendly but it felt more like I was in a trendy bar rather than a restaurant famous for homestyle comfort foodnnOf course the most important thing is the food and on that score only one out of the three dishes was a winner I ordered the pork tenderloin This was suggested by our waitress as one of the best things on their menu and boy was she right The pork was fully cooked but still juicy and tender And there was a lot of it Even better was the sauce sweet and fruity but not too syrupy The menu said it was a ponzu sauce but it did not have that umami flavor which is good since I do not think that would go with pork And I really enjoyed the spinach that was sautueed with green apples You would not think those two things would go together but all the flavors on the plate really married up beautifully Hubby got the special which was a ribeye Normally that is one of his favorite steaks but this one was pretty fatty and just did not have a good flavor to the beef He also did not really care for the seasonings And the only other thing on the plate was some sautueed onions in spite of the fact that it was almost We decided to order some dessert and went with the chocolate chip cheesecake This was a mistake It was pretty unappealing when it arrived looking sort of gelatinous and wiggly It was served warm like warmer than room temperature but yet it did not seem to be an NY style cheesecake that had been baked Actually what it tasted like was just butter and sugar whipped together and had started to melt The crust was made from shortbread cookies rather than grahams and had a coconut taste to it that was very offputting as well Even the chocolate ganache topping that the waitress had described to us was too thin and watery and tasted suspiciously like Hersheys syrup I can honestly say that it was the worst cheesecake I have ever eaten and that is including frozen store boughtnnI might give them another chance at some point in the future but I just was not wowed by the food the way the other reviewers seem to be Sorry Tuck Shop