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| - This place was recommended to me by my landlord, who suggested many other good things in the area, so I thought I would try out the Icehouse. Since it's only about 100 feet away from me, I figured it was only a matter of time before I stopped in for a beer anyway.
When I heard they had good bourbon lemonade, I was sold, since it's pretty hard to find good bourbon outside of the U.S. The bourbon lemonade was pretty tasty, though fairly pricey as well, considering that it is not very strong. I know alcohol is more pricey in Canada in general, especially for things like imported bourbon (they use Maker's Mark in their drinks). But, I couldn't help but think that the bourbon lemonade was all part of the owner's business plan to serve people salty food that they greedily wash down with sweet, expensive drinks in order to run up their bills.
The menu features all kinds of regional American cuisine, though you'd never be able to eat the things they serve here at a single place in America. For BBQ, you go to a BBQ place. For seafood, you go to a seafood place. For tacos, you go to a taco place. Once more, you're not likely to find great seafood and great bbq in many of the same geographical regions in the U.S., so not only would it be hard to find these items in the same restaurant, but it would be hard to eat them all in the same state.
The fish tacos my table ordered were quite delicious. I did not eat any of the oysters the table ordered, though they reported they were delicious as well.
We enjoyed everything for the most part until the bill came - everything was priced a bit higher than we would've expected.
The place is very tiny inside - it looks more enjoyable when the patio is open.
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