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| - Had just left the Belk bowl after a disappointing game and we were wet and hungry after spending a few hours in the rain rooting for our team.
The decor is really cute, kind of a retro feel to the place.
There was a short wait for a table, but nothing major. I wasn't crazy about the chilly corner they sat us in, there was a storage area for supplies right behind us and the staff kept squeezing themselves in there to retrieve supplies, but it was busy, and we were hungry.
Our waitress was friendly but I think might have been a little distracted. Granted she had a big table she was also working on, but I was once a waitress, and I know that it's no excuse to neglect another table. Too bad for her, because we're really good tippers when we're treated right.
We ordered pickle chips for an appetizer. They took forever to come out after she assured us they'd be right out, and sure enough our entrees came out about 60 seconds after, So serving skills on busy nights definitely could be improved. That being said, the food was pretty darn good.
The pickle chips were right up there with the best we've had. The pickle had good flavor and the batter was light and crispy. I ordered a small block bacon cheeseburger, he ordered a black bean burger, we shared a basket of fries and he also had some fried okra. My burger was a 1/3 pound burger, pretty big for something called small block. It was done just the way I asked, and the bacon was crispy. His black bean burger was really good. It was a relatively thick burger, probably a 1/2 pounder, and he did polish that off. The fries were perfectly done, crispy on the outside, tender on the inside. His fried okra was average, good but nothing special. Pitcher of beer was fairly priced, and a nice local brew. The check took a little longer than it should have to arrive at our table, but not too awful bad.
So - in conclusion - pretty darn good food but on this particular night, less than stellar service, and they really out to do away with that table in the chilly corner, or at least not double it as a storage space right behind, it's really annoying.
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