$100 Doc Henderson's Restaurant Gift Certificate from Franke's Wood Products

Item Number: 1211
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Description
This auction is for a $100 gift certificate to Doc Henderson's Restaurant in Marysville, donated by Franke's Wood Products in Marysville.
Doc Henderson's is one of Union County's top dining experiences, named one of the Best Top 20 Restaurants by the Columbus Dispatch.
And check out this review from Columbus Alive:
"Christened for the Civil War-era physician who built it and listed on the National Register of Historical Places, Doc Henderson's certainly stands out among local restaurants. It's a carefully restored two-story house that's deep and stout and features stained glass, a dramatic staircase, lots of beautiful woodwork and carved-out, turreted rooms.
And the cuisine? Doc's jazzy preparations include enough raciness and richness to be always interesting but not so much risk-taking as to distract from the simple visceral pleasures of eating satisfying food.
So two dark-charred baby portobella caps ($8) came topped with a rillettes-like spread of duck confit, cherries and tart, creamy boursin cheese. That appetizer was decorated with a double helix of cherry sauce and a mango vinaigrette and its surprising yet familiar flavors would please even non-duck aficionados.
The Steak and Shrimp Bruschetta ($10) was another starter very easy to swallow. A couple of crunchy full-sized slices of grilled Italian bread were layered surf-n-turf-style with good warm roast beef beneath a cold shrimp salad made with finely diced celery and red pepper and just enough mayo to hold off a pleasantly aggressive bite of horseradish.
A phyllo-wrapped flaky package of oozing, rich cheese anchored the entre-sized Baked Brie Salad ($10). Fat loops of a bright raspberry sauce rimmed its well-chilled bowl and found matches in scattered fresh berries and counterpoints in pistachios and a bracingly tart champagne vinaigrette applied perfectly to bitter, tender greens.
On a more modest scale, but likewise pushing all the right buttons, were the house salad ($5 - with herby croutons and house-pickled cucumber slices deftly tossed in a semisweet thickish dressing) and a daily special tortilla soup ($3.50 - spicy and chickeny but not gloppy or run of the mill).
Doc's accomplished hand with buttery browned phyllo resurfaced in the fine Mediterranean Chicken Streudel entre ($21). Resembling an oversized, bias-cut egg roll were two split logs sprinkled with thyme, drizzled with a balsamic reduction and stuffed with big chunks of chicken breast (just juicy enough), pine nuts, spinach and a bit of feta. Keeping that company were buttery veggies julienned into noodles, a mound of perfect, rich garlic mashed potatoes and a lovely, lemony buerre blanc sauce.
My Crab-Stuffed Rainbow Trout ($22) was light on the crab and heavy on the garlic, but still a winner. A supple, juicy and tender filet was draped over its twin which was packed with a crab cake-like stuffing. On the side was an earthy medley of wild rice, rice and barely wilted spinach, plus a garlicky "tomato butter sauce" with a dairy fatness tamed by just enough acid.
If you only head to Doc's for lunch, you'll also be happy. The sandwiches (like an exceptional and delicate cornmeal-dusted walleye with Thai mayonnaise) arrive with good fries or even better house chips - crackly, substantial, dark-cooked and flaunting garlic.
Either way, don't skip dessert. Doc's has the sweet prescription for a guaranteed romantic repast and a cure for the common cold partner with winter warmers like a dense, cakey Chocolate Chip Bread Pudding served with an intense hot fudge sauce and great whipped cream. Warning: side effects can include dizziness, laughter and plate-sharing happiness."
Special Instructions
For the winning bidder: Upon the conclusion of the auction, the credit card you used to register for bidding will be charged for the winning bid amount. Item will be available for pick-up during normal business hours at the United Way office, located at 232 N. Main Street in Marysville, Ohio. The winning bidder may choose to have the item shipped via U.S. Mail by indicating so via e-mail upon conclusion of the auction. The cost of shipping will be added to the credit card charge.