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| - David C is like the Downtown Glendale Crusader! After a few years of dinners at Zang's Asian Bistro (also owned by David), he has opened Zing...right around the corner.
Meant to be a "hang", the menu is bar-food oriented, tasty small dishes with Asian and American foods represented. There is a small (12-15 seats) bar in the front of the building, with booths lining the wall all the way to the back patio (which I'm told can be set up to seat 40).
We were the only customers on a Sunday night (remember-DOWNTOWN GLENDALE!). The bartender/cook greeted us warmly and quickly took our drink and appetizer order. My margarita was OK, totally passable for a non-Mexican place.
We ordered the Trio of Dipping sauces (Spinach Artichoke, a flavored Hummus and a red pesto), with fried tortilla chips and pita bread. I enjoyed the spinach artichoke dip, although it was really more creamy than I'm used to and I could just feel my arteries clogging up. The hummus was quite tasty, and I found the red pesto a bit sweet for my liking. Hubby ate all of the red pesto and we left most of the hummus, mostly because we ran out of chips and our main dishes arrived.
I had a small bowl of Chicken, Mac & Cheese. It was very tasty, nice and cheesy, just the way I like it. The chicken was tender and in small pieces, so it didn't interfere with the noodle size (that's important to a Mac n Cheese fanatic!)
Hubby had the pork sliders, which he declared tasty. I had a small bite and the pulled pork was very nicely seasoned and tender as well. The three sliders looked pretty big to me, but he was able to eat them all. Some pickles on the plate would be a nice touch, and hubby also insists that a nice spicy mustard on the side would be a welcome addition. There were a few red onions on the sliders, but more would be even better!
We weren't offered dessert, so don't know if they have any. "ZING" bomber table tents are everywhere, so I'd love to hear how those (and their other speciality drinks) taste.
Bottom line...DOWNTOWN GLENDALE could use a nice bar for after work to grab a drink and a quick bite. ZING could totally fit that bill. I wouldn't call it a dinner destination for most, unless you're of the "tapas" for dinner type (which we are), but the "bites" are tasty and the bar looks well stocked and ready for your every order! If you need a bigger dinner, I suggest you go around the corner to Zang's Asian Bistro and order the Chicken with Apricot sauce, which I love.
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