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| - We went in for a 4th of July dinner. It was an early dinner, and the establishment was not at all busy. We were seated promptly. While being seated, we walked past several chalkboards which showcased their special beers (which looked VERY inviting), and specials of the day with regard to lunch and dinner.
I commend this restaurant for striving to be healthy, especially considering this is a brew house and not a "artsy" restaurant. Their menu offers selections which can be made in a lighter version to accommodate special diets. I had a couple of questions regarding ingredients in their dishes and how their "light" versions differed from regular versions. Our waitress politely said she wasn't sure (which I prefer over a lie), and she excused herself to find out the answer. She returned with answers and we proceeded to order.
We both ended up ordering the half chicken, but the sides we ordered I do not remember.
A few minutes later someone came back to our table (don't remember if it was the waitress or the manager), and told us that they only had one half chicken left. We would have understood if we had come later and the place was packed, but we were early, and the dinner menu had started not too long ago.
Okay, fine, I had another entree choice in mind. I spent another minute looking over the menu, and ordered a different chicken entree with 2 sides; one of which was steamed broccoli.
Our dishes arrived. The one half chicken we ordered was decent (the sides were nothing special), but there was issue with the chicken dish I received. A few pieces of the broccoli were literally ice cold and not cooked. We quickly informed the waitress, and she said they would make a new batch. The new batch came out a while later, and although it was not cold anymore, it was undercooked. Suffice it to say that I did not finish the side of broccoli.
Towards the end of the meal the manager came to our table and apologized about the meal, and offered us a dessert on the house.
Overall the customer service was fantastic, the environment was casual, and we also noticed they had plenty of quiet outdoor seating that did not face a loud street.
However, given the fact that they ran out of a main entree at the beginning of dinner service and were unable to properly cook steamed broccoli, I had to give it a 3-star (A-OK) review.
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