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Type of Business: Restaurant
Cuisine:
American, French, Italian, Mexican, Seafood
Price: $$
Rating Criteria
1. From Scratch: Serves mostly (i.e., more than half of the menu) fresh food, prepared from scratch. Does NOT rely primarily on kits or prepared/partially prepared foods from commercial food services.
Yes
2. Local/Organic: Offers at least some locally sourced and/or organically produced food and/or wild-caught seafood.
Yes
3. Pastured: Offers at least some pastured animal foods.
Yes
4. Organs: Offers some dishes made with organ meats (liver/paté, sweetbreads, heart, kidney, brains, etc.).
No
5. Cooking Fats: Cooks (sautés) in natural fats such as butter, lard, tallow, duck fat, coconut oil, or olive oil; uses lard, duck fat, or tallow for frying.
Yes
6. Bone Broth: Makes own bone broths/stocks for use in soups, stews, gravies, and sauces (does NOT use canned broth or powdered soup bases).
No
7. Seasonings: Makes most of its own seasoning mixes (does NOT use flavoring packets or MSG).
Yes
8. Salad oils: Makes most of its own salad dressings using olive oil or cold-pressed sesame oil.
Yes
9. Breads: Offers genuine sourdough bread.
Not Sure
10. Beverages: Offers lacto-fermented beverages (such as kombucha or kvass).
No
11. Condiments: Offers lacto-fermented condiments.
No
12. Desserts: Offers desserts made with natural sweeteners (such as raw honey, maple syrup, maple sugar, molasses, date sugar, palm sugar, coconut sugar, sorghum syrup, or malt syrup).
No
Rating Created by:
Jordan Mansager
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Location & Contact
401 High St
Leslie, AR
Skylark Cafe in Leslie, Arkansas is a one of a kind restaurant nestled in the foothills of the Ozark. It is currently in its 15th year and has been a tried and true lunch and dinner spot for visitors and locals alike. Owners, Joy and Denver Ellis have unmatched dedication when it comes to excellent food and an atmosphere that is full of personality. This family friendly restaurant boast a plentiful year round menu as well as delicious seasonal specials using locally sourced ingredients whenever possible.
Serving fresh, made to order food using their own seasonings and homemade dressing has been a hallmark of Skylark Cafe. Over the last few years they have upgraded other elements of the menu to include more local ingredients, animal fats and butter, pastured meats and some long fermentation sourdough bread with certain specials. The food is delicious and unique, the brisket is smoked onsite and the house made desserts are now using organic sugar. They offer locally bottled spring water