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| - Hitting the big 5-0-0 with a great restaurant from my hometown!
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The vitals:
Downtown microbrewery + restaurant with a slightly hip industrial vibe. Great food, great beer. Best part? Small (4oz) tasting portions $1-2. GREAT service.
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Every time I visit my parents in good ol' Chambana they have a "new restaurant in town" that hubby and I MUST try. Or five. This time, Destihl was first on their list... and they are so crazy about it, they took us twice. In ONE DAY.
First, for lunch. No beer this visit (hence the second), just lunch. I had the Portabella Sandwich with Shoestring Fries, and it was 100% delish. Also on the table:
- Stuffed poblano pepper
- Cuban sandwich
- Salad with ahi tuna
- Clam chowder
I heard nothing but raves from the group.
Late that evening we stopped in for post-dinner drinks "and maybe a little to munch on." We got three appetizers for the table:
- Chorizo & Potato Flautas
- Marinated Cucumbers (there's some BITE to those suckers!)
- Brewmaster's Pizza (yuuuuuumm)
... and all got a few 4oz tasting pours. The beer was fantastic, some of the best I've had. Our waiters both times were friendly and went out of their way to make sure we had a good time.
One of my favorite things about this restaurant is the story my dad told (more than once) about his friend's first visit. They were a big group, 12 I think, and stopping in before seeing a show in downtown. They ordered food, drinks, then dessert. There was a delay in the kitchen and they were kept waiting on their dessert for quite while... they were now running short on time, so one of the guys flagged down their waiter and told him, maybe a touch rudely, that they "needed either dessert or the check, because we gotta get out of here." The manager came back a couple of minutes later, apologized profusely, and served their dessert. Dessert or check, and Destihl chose dessert. Their meal and drinks for 12 were on the house.
It's those kinds of stories that spread your business' name in the best possible way - you chose wisely, Destihl. The guy's been sending over everyone he knows, always prompting with "you gotta hear how amazingly this restaurant treated me!"
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