Named for a local legend about a sleepy goat that supposedly changed a sleepy town, this two-level spot sits on the banks of the Reedy River in the West End, with a river-view dining room, an upstairs bar, and an open-air patio made for lingering over the water.
The kitchen runs on a graze-and-share format, pulling flavors from Spain, Morocco, Greece, France, and the Middle East across meat and cheese boards, hot and cold mezze, and larger mains. Almost everything is made in house, from the za'atar on the table to the pasta. Regulars gravitate to the fried goat cheese and mezze like lamb souvlaki dusted with sumac, and the Thursday half-price wine night is a long-running draw. It belongs to the locally owned Table 301 group alongside Soby's and NOSE DIVE, and keeps a private dining room for larger parties.
Guests repeatedly single it out for date nights and anniversaries, praising the riverside window tables, the attentive service, and the wine pairings. Two practical notes before you go: the share-plate format rewards a group more than a solo diner after one big entree, and the RiverPlace entrance is notoriously hard for GPS to pin down, so it helps to look for the restaurant across from the Hampton Inn rather than trusting your map.