Meet and Eat Brunch at Black Sheep

Being the newcomer I am to this city, I’ve yet to find a brunch place that compared to my haunts in the last place we lived. Olympia, WA is very big on being green, organic foodstuffs, local style and what have you. Suffice to say I was a little disappointed at first when I moved here– much of JAX gives the impression of a giant network of strip malls. ;)
Back to brunch– BS (I totally approve of Adam R.‘s shorthand, hee hee) could very well be that place. I was told by Allie that they have a field to table type mentality, everything is as locally sourced as it can be. The prices are reasonable, the rooftop venue amazing, and the staff super friendly. Hooray!
The hubby had the Eggs Benedict– which, though small in portion size, did not disappoint. He found it odd that it came with a wilted salad and not with some kind of breakfasty thing (potatoes of some sort). I gladly took the salad and gave him some of my fingerling potatoes that came with my Roasted Mushroom and Fontina Omelette. My omelette was good, just a little over the moon with the cheese to omelette and fillings ratio. Were I to get it again, I would ask for light cheese, more mushrooms. Generally, when something lists ingredients before other ingredients… I assume that the first ingredient will be the star. Silly, I know! My favorite part of the meal was the salad– I don’t know what they put on it but it was so good. I prefer gently wilted to fresh/​crisp, and it’s rare to find places that do that!
They have mimosas, and a quirky little thing I’d never heard of called a beermosa, which hubby tried and found to be suprisingly good. The other drinks looked intriguing, but budget queen does her best to not spend over $ 5 on a drink!
Hooray for Allie and Unilocal for throwing this meet n eat, and hooray for my new find of BS. I hope to return. :)

Good Food, New people to share it with and good conversation.
It was my first Unilocaler event and I Shall return.
Had a lot of fun and look forward to seeing my fellow UnilocalERS at the next event I attend.

Black Sheep yet again has risen like a fine cake to the occasion.
Exemplary service provided by the lovely Olivia complimented the always amazing food here at Black Sheep. I don’t think I’ll ever be able to sing enough praise about this restaurant. When the Lady informed me of this event, I became as excited as a eight year old on the last day of school. I couldn’t wait.
The event was held on the rooftop terrace and the overcast day still provided the seasonal Florida warmth and with Blacks Sheeps’ proximity to the river, the humidity outside can be a bit much, but honestly BS —yes I shall immediately start a new fad and refer to them as BS, COMIC GOLD— cannot be held responsible for this, Florida can though, Florida’s a jerk sometimes. Enough of my complaining. BACK TO FOODS.
Long time eater, first time brunch’er here, I was relieved when I saw the brunch menu. They had poutine, I drool just thinking about this dish. Look forward to my yet to be posted officially BS review for my description of this dish. The beermosa’s were a pleasant surprise. The people that came out to the event were not, I knew I would have an excellent time.
Thank you all for coming out and watching me spill drinks and supporting our Community Manager. It means the world to me to see so many come out and appreciate all the hard work she does, providing us the occasions to eat and enjoy the best places in Jacksonville.
Thank you Unilocal for providing me with the opportunity to drink on a Saturday Morning.

Another successful shindig put together by Allie A. along with Mr. Unilocal!Couldn’t ask for much more on a late Saturday morning than to sit down to an awesome brunch and mingle with my fellow Yeeps. I brought mom with me this time, and she had a blast trying out some farm to table goodness, making new friends, and she can’t wait for the next event!
Eats:
Shared Appetizer: Poutine
Me: Pastrami Hash
Mom: Seasonal Vegetable Hash
The poutine, in all its «gravy all over» goodness, was excellent. The fries are hand cut, fresh, and serve as the perfect vessel to carry the mixture of soft cheese curds and short-​rib gravy.
Fresh chunks of pastrami and potatoes topped with 2 perfectly cooked fried eggs. I didn’t quite finish because I was alternating between bites of hash and poutine, but this dish was very tasty, and the soft yolk from the fried eggs pretty much put it over the top. Very delish and highly recommended.
Mom said that while the dish itself popped with freshness, which she appreciated, the ratio of «seasonal vegetables» to potato chunks was too minimal. When she was through eating, there was pretty much ¾ plate of uneaten potato chunks, and she said she wished she had gone with a salad instead.
Service: Gloria was an absolute sweetie, and was a trooper throughout the meal, whether refilling glasses to taking food orders to dealing with the glare from the sun… kudos and thank you very much!
In Closing: I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again… Allie A. YOU ROCK! This was a great, much appreciated brunch, mom and I had a ball, and I hope we all get to do this again soon! Thank you so much for accomodating us, Black Sheep! 2 thumbs way up!

Another Great meal at Black Sheep. This time with a bunch of my foodie friends from Unilocal.I can’t say it enough Allie you are single handily increasing my waistline. I do weigh in everyday. Food, Yea Blk Shp food is amazing and on this trip it was brunch. I ordered the Eggs and bacon/​Pork Belly (you can say that now) with a side of the house made breakfast sausage. My wife enjoyed the Pastrami Hash. Enjoyed she did too. They even let me into the Kitchen to see their smoker. The house made pastrami is slightly smoked to perfection. Then you get back to the sausage. A unique blend of spices that would make any sausage maker proud and I’m a sausage maker too. The poached eggs were wonderfully cooked with runny yolks and firm whites. Perfect. The service staff was great you didn’t need for anything. To the folks that own Blk Shp keep this crew they are great. I have to give a shout out to Olivia and Daniel (we have had before) for they fabulous service.

What an amazing event! This one is my favorite so far. The service here is impeccable Olivia and Daniel, you Rock! Not only are they super attentive with all the details of the experience, but their knowledge of the food and how it’s made where it comes from is amazing. I had the pastrami has and eggs which was so delicious. Come here when you are hungry for farm to table freshness. Thank you Allie for this terrific event.

We asked for a brunch event. We got one. At Black Sheep! The overcast — yet still really warm — day was perfect for being on the rooftop. So glad the rain stayed away. We all immediately ‘checked in’ for our free beermosa. Even got my brother to join!
Mixing & mingling with everyone is always fun. The time was perfect as the people of Riverside had not flooded the streets so we were able to park right out front (can’t say the same about the Arts Market which we tried to visit afterwards). Daniel & Olivia were on their toes not letting any glass — water or adult beverage — stay empty too long. Food — as always — was delicious. Allie & Mr. Unilocal hit another home run.