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| - Local Bar + Kitchen (henceforth referred to as "the Local," or "Local") is a groovy place to dine and drink, friends. I was out and about one day with the old ball and chain. We were on our way to Carson Street Deli when we passed Local. It looked interesting. They had their sandwich board out that bragged about their cheap wing night. We made a note to go visit next time around.
So a short time passes, and I'm perusing the local deals on Groupon. Lo and behold, there's a dealio for $30 worth of food at the Local for a mere $19. Toss on an extra 20% off coupon and we're checking the joint out for 15 bucks and change. Can't beat that to try out a place you've never been. I buy that bad boy deal and off we go. We're headed to Local in all of it's Sou'side glory.
We decided to sit upstairs, which is going through a renovation to make it look more like a beer garden. They must be done with most of the work, as the room was nice and airy with a great view looking out at the city and some giant fan in the ceiling that was moving their air around like it was nothing. Well, I suppose it was nothing, but the size of the fan was impressive. That's my point there. Go up there just to check out that fan, kids.
There were smokers upstairs and that was a little bit of a bummer at first, but that GIANT FAN I was talking about in the previous paragraph wiped out that smoke pretty well. Like it was nothing, even. Man, that fan was cool. Literally. Anyway, we sat down and ordered some beverages and our dinners. My other half got The Steelworker, which consists of the Local's four cheese mac and cheese smashed between two burger patties, which is then wrapped in bacon, deep fried in Arsenal cider batter, and topped with queso fresco and a jalapeno relish. It was cray, as the kids say. She enjoyed it muchly.
I tried some of the wings, which were top notch. They were of the "blondie" variety, which our waitress didn't seem to know much about, but her basic description made them sound tasty. They were a little bit spicy and a little bit tangy and 100% AWESOMESAUCE. After that, we finished up with a couple slices of the chocolate cake and it, too was a real groove.
We just went back a second time this week. We sat downstairs this time. I had the triple decker reuben, which may rank as one of the best of that sandwich I've ever had. The corned beef on the samitch is really thin, and there was the perfect amount of kraut, cheese, and thousand island on top. You could taste every layer of the sandwich, with no one ingredient taking over any of the others. The bread it was served on was also killer
Did I mention the French onion soup? Well not I have. Terrific stuff, let me tell you. The cheese has that nice, unending pull away from the top and the bread and broth below it are superb. It has a very rich quality to it, which I liked a lot. The onions themselves were melt in your mouth goodness.
As for Mrs. Jason T., she tried the beef brisket. And while I was reeling in the thrills of my reuben, after having a taste of that brisket samitch, I knew what I would be getting on our next visit. The bbq sauce on it was mind bendingly good. And I love a good bbq samitch. I usually opt for pulled pork, but the beef here on this item of awesome was impeccable. How do they do it? I have no idea.
The staff is friendly and attentive. During our last visit, one of the managers came around to check on us regularly and also delivered some of the food. There's awlays good music playing, plenty of TVs to catch the games on if that's your thing, and a groovy view of Carson Street so you can always people watch if you're near the front of the joint.
So that's the Local for you. It's excellent and well worth the money with or without a Groupon special. Next time around we've thought about trying the mac and cheese appetizer just as an entree because the pictures of the thing make it look ginormous. It probably is. I'll look forward to it and that brisket.
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