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| - Friday after "Snowmaggedon 2014," which happens to be Valentine's Day, we opted for a dinner that's easy on the budget and low on the romance factor. As expected there was a crowd by the front waiting for their tables, it's a dinner nightmare trifactor (a Friday night after 3 days of snow prison AND a special occassion for some). I didn't really care since I was highly occupied by the barrel of peanuts sitting right by the doors. As I was throwing peanut shells on the ground (sidenote: I always feel guilty doing that... I mean, they are such messes and someone has to clean that up at some point), I asked about the bar. Since I wasn't there to stare into my lover's eyes (ya, definitely no), I would be happy just to sit down anywhere. And lo and behold, 2 empty bar stools at the end!
The 3 ladies working behind the bar were just friendly enough and efficient. Since all 3 of them were available to serve, we didn't have to wait long to get drinks or food. The most impressive part was when one of them found out we haven't been to the eatery before, she brought out 4 little samplers of side items for us to taste. That was very thoughtful. All the sides were good but the mashed tater was the best. The chili was solid and filling. Green beans aren't for the vegeterian/vegan folks as they were immersed in bacon goodness. The corn was... just corn. Oh ya, the soft rolls with cinnamon brown sugar butter.
I started with the house frozen margarita with an extra shot of tequila for $8, which isn't bad for the amount of drink I got. Brain freeze anyone?! I also ordered a 10 oz ribeye, which was cooked to perfect medium rare with just enough seasoning. I ended up with the baked sweet potato which made good leftover to go. Filet was solid as well. The food is no thrill but good. What we spent on a meal for two would barely pay for a steak for one at a fancy place, which normally is my biggest beef (steakhouse... beef... got it?!) about eating steaks when out. If I can get a solid slab of meat for $10, it's hard to justify 3-4 times of markup. The menu prices are very reasonable here, I can see why it's popular with families.
Overall excellent visit. I even got a small das boot (hmm... das cowboy boots, a cross between Texas and Germany) for $5, and that was my romantic V-Day gift to cap off the ultra non romantic night out.
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