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| - I'm pretty surprised that there are so many positive reviews. I suspect some of the reviewers work here or are friends of servers. Regardless, the most I can give this place is 2 stars. They have a great layout, nice decor, and a wide selection of beers on tap (love that my favorite cider is on tap-that never happens!). HOWEVER, after saying all that, the food is just okay. It isn't bad, but it certainly isn't unique or memorable. The staff does not know the menu at all and none of them have had a menu tasting yet, so when you ask for feedback, they cannot tell you anything about the food. The food choices are pretty limited as well. One other thing that was odd. Today when I visited, they had an employee dressed up like a gorilla on the street corner, trying to bring in customers (their 'mascot' is a monkey). So that's weird (what are they, a cash for gold place?), but the weirdness graduated to obnoxious when the guy came into the restaraunt and intentionally started scaring customers. He kept coming up behind patrons and catching them off guard. Customers were good sports, but I would have been pissed if that had happened to me! I felt like I was in the movie 'Trading Places.' Odd marketing choice for such an upscale neighborhood. Sadly, I predict this place won't survive the slow death of summer. If you just come here for a good beer and to watch the game, you won't be disappointed. The key is to not have high expectations.
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