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| - Love this place! Great food -- always busy (get there right at 11 or after 1, then right at 5 but after 7 to avoid the lunch/dinner rush -- otherwise you'll be standing in a long line) BUT I have a few issues:
1. It's kid friendly only if your kid can sit by himself in a chair. There are no high chairs in this place -- probably because the tables and booths are fairly high (booths are on risers, tables are tall bar tables) so you either have to tag team with another person in your party to hold your kid while the other eats OR bring your own portable high chair that attaches to one of the booths OR hire a babysitter and have a parents' night out.
2. Prices. Prices are fairly reasonable considering all the food is local, but some of the specials seem a little bit over-priced. I mean, Monday's they have a Chicago style hot dog.... $6.95 for a hot dog seems pretty steep. As well as the beef stroganoff....we ordered a takeout order of this and it came in one of those small takeout soup containers. It rang in to around $11.95 if I'm not mistaken.... YIKES. I would stick with the sandwiches for $6.95 with one side. A platter is $11.95 -- basically the same thing (minus the bun) + two sides. The price jump from a sandwich to a platter doesn't seem worth it to me.
Those are my two issues. We eat here at least once a week and I LOVE the pulled pork sandwich, the Cuban sandwich, and the burnt end sandwich (although the last couple times I had it, it was dry). My side of choice is either the potato salad (to die for!) or a side salad (all local,fresh vegetables....so refreshing!!!).
UPDATE: they now have highchairs! The kind that attach to the table. We actually bought a Phil and Ted portable high chair to specifically bring with us to BD, but they beat us to it.... So now i only have the one issue about their prices. BTW -- their smoked chicken is WONDERFUL as well as their pit beans. If you're wondering what to feed your 10 month old baby, try little bits of chicken, pulled pork, the sweet potato and some beans!
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