Surfas Culinary District

My boyfriend and I needed a quick bite before our Valentine’s Day spa trip. We popped into Surfas Culinary District, and were surprised by a selection of gourmet curiosities, kitchen equipment, and a very friendly counter man making sandwiches and soup.
He had the grilled cheese with ALL THE CHEESES, I had a crab cake po’ boy with a delicious lemony creamy sauce. Both were delicious, as were our small-​batch rootbeer (him) and dry ‘Grown Up’ cranberry soda (me.) The sample of Thai lemongrass chicken soup we got was piping hot and generous. If it were a chillier day, I think we would have eaten more. My salad was a little underdressed, but the cheese and strawberries made up for it.
A word of warning — among the shelves is a display cheese board and knife. The cubes of cheese are plastic and taste slightly funny. Do not try and eat them like I did.

A great chef, home cook, gourmet store, family owned, with a west coast connection. This Surfas culinary district shoppe offers all types of cool toys, gadgets and specialty things for those who love the kitchen, cooking, eating and entertaining — that can only be rivaled by its sister locations in the Los Angeles area.
A fresh made to order sandwich shop, with daily soups and sandwich specials, chilled cheeses, imported and west coast olives. Specialty confectioners produces, rare spices and herbs, specialty pastry flours, exotic meats — just pretty much anything you could want as a chef, student, cook, home cook, baker, or know someone who is.
In the Quapaw historical district, across the street from the county court house in an old converted feed store, look for the stripped awning — this very cool shoppe provides a wide array of products and services geared towards the commercial culinary industry, but offers the lay person and non professional access to the same tools, ingredients and equipment in a retail setting.
From specialty cooking ingredients to top of the line commercial grade cooking equipment and gear, you will find it at this Surfas culinary district shop. A great store in a cool space in a neat town, that is not on the west coast.
A solid 5 stars.
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Lots and lots of neat food and food stuff here!!! I will come back when I have more time to browse around. Thanks for the Fava Beans!

Great sandwiches for lunch!

We found this place through the local visitor’s center. It’s in an old general store near the court house. It’s basically part kitchen supply, restaurant supply, gourmet food supply. We were told they’re based out of California but their service is definitely helpful and friendly Southern based.
Their coolers were full of exotic foods such as buffalo, duck, elk, bison, rabbit, etc. Their fresh cheese selection was small but did include a cheddar produced locally free of hormones and anitbiotics from raw cow’s milk.
There’s also a little lunch & coffee counter. The guy working that day was very friendly. We were told to try their mac & cheese or their gourmet grilled cheese. However he suggested we try their Kobe beef hot dogs. He wasn’t wrong. They were fantastic! Very meaty tasting and no nitrate or artificial tasting at all. It came served with a spring salad and freshly toasted almonds with a homemade vinegrette dressing. He suggested we check out their soda cooler and it was quite extensive. They had sodas we’d never heard of so it was like we were kids in a candy store. Which one to pick? All in all, we ended up purchasing 2 packs of the Kobe beef hot dogs to take back home (which come from Idaho).
If you pick up one of their brochures at the visitor’s center or any of the hotels, you also get a complimentary coffee.
We didn’t make it back the next morning to try their legendary 72 layer biscuits, so we’ll have to try it next time we’re in Hot Springs.