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| - Nice tap list, I especially appreciate the local offerings. Started with a Joseph James Citra Rye, which is one of my favorite local brews, even more so with Vegas temps being in the 106 range right now. It's on the lighter side and very refreshing on these hot ass days. My drinking buddy had a Hopathon -$7 (or three) from Hop Nuts, another favorite Vegas brewery. There are 20 taps +bottles and I really dig that the first 8 brews on the tap list are local beers. Kudos for that!
Next stop Ward 8. I perused the cocktail list forever, narrowed it down to 3, talked to Kevin (bartender) and decided on the Ward 8 -$11. Wild Turkey, oj, lemon juice and grenadine (made in house) shaken and strained into a martini glass with a drunken cherry. It was nice, boozy and a little tart.
Blue Granny Salad and Forage Putin were the food items sampled. The salad was spot-on, large portion, dressing on the side, with lots of toppings on a bed of micro greens. None of the iceberg nonsense. The Putin = Yucca fries (vegan) were good but a little on the salty side for me. Honestly though, I don't do salt so don't take my word for it. I buy tortilla chips and pretzels with "no salt added" which, people find "weird." The general population might dig this, and it was good, just salty.
I like this spot and there is no chance that I won't make a return visit. They have a few growing pains as any new business does. They didn't have their full food menu which we were made aware of from the start. They simply didn't order enough. They're new to this, no big deal. They are honest and candid, use adult language (lots of "fucks") and just want the customers to have a good experience. If you're a whiner and complainer, have delicate sensibilities or are easily offended, do yourself a favor and skip it altogether. Don't ruin it for the rest of us.
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