Was hungry for some burgers and fries after visiting a wine festival in downtown Kent. This place looked promising from the outside. With a name like "Bar 145" I figured there would be great tap beer and delicious bar food to go along with it.
I was wrong.
When the waitress came to my table for the first time she asked me what I wanted to drink. I didn't even have a menu. She quickly grabbed some for our table. I wrote in my order on the cards they have at your table to build your own burger. I asked for a burger cooked medium, plus all my other, usual fixings. When our burgers came they were way beyond medium. Instead, they were well done and even had a char crust on the outside. I consider this flavorless by the way as the meat has lost all its juices and is dried out. My truffle fries did not taste so bad, although I've had better at Flip Side, but were lukewarm and probably sat out for a few minutes while my burger overcooked. My husband's burger buns were stale. My son's chicken bites were pieces of fried chicken so dry they almost resembled jerky. He did not eat them. At some point we caught whiffs of burnt food smell coming from the kitchen too. We were seated right next to it. Then, I asked for tap water. Tasted like plastic. Trust me, I drink tap water at restaurants all the time. I am not picky but I did not finish the one here.
The bar in the middle of the restaurant looked cool but was dead. During the middle of our lunch we watched a large group of people come in and sit down and peruse the menu, then they got up and left.
I guess you know by now that I did not have a good experience at Bar 145. I really wish I had checked the reviews before we walked in. So if you are reading this, do yourself a favor and check out a different place.