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| - When a place brews its own beer, it can smooth over quite a few missteps in the food and service arenas. Well, for me that's the case. We've been here twice now, so this is a bit of a combo review. The first time was during the summer and we sat out on their patio. The second, about a week ago, was an inside job. I'm going to try and rank the areas individually here. Something new. We'll see how it works.
The Beer: ****
The beer here is really, really tasty. I'm talking about the house-brewed beer, of course. I have turned myself into a painfully picky beer snob over the last 5 years or so, so not I spend just as much time nitpicking as I do drinking. The brewers at Avon clearly know what they're doing. I have no idea what the hell the other Yelpers are are talking about when they're complaining about the beer. It's like they're expecting some kind of life-altering experience when they drink or that they should have unicorns fly out of their snifters trailing rainbows from their asses. Whatever. ABC is solid brew. They have some delicious renditions of pub faves intermingled with some rather beer geeky creations. I'm talking specifically about their double black IPA called Black Widow and their brain cell murdering Old Man River barleywine. With nearly 20 taps at any given time, you also won't have any trouble finding something to satisfy your liquid barley itch.
The Food: ***
The food is actually pretty good. It's not great, but for a place of ABC's ilk, it's probably about what you'd expect. Think belly-filling bar food that won't break the bank.The burgers are well-made, well-seasoned and yummy. The wings are crispy and dressed to the nines. The salads contain fresh, inviting ingredients and are coated with just the right amount of drizzle. The jalapeno hushpuppies are so damn good I'd eat them off a stranger's dirty foot. The main issue with the grub is that it's inconsistent, even across dishes during the same visit. My last order of fries was a pile of tater afterthoughts barely big enough to dip and my wife's salmon on her grilled caesar salad was brutally overcooked.
The Patio:****
This is one of the best features of this place. It's wide open, has umbrellas for shade, plenty of seating and it overlooks a scenic little valley the runs to the side of the property. The bad part - and this is by no means isolated to ABC - they permit smoking on the patio. Smoking should not be allowed on any patio at any restaurant anywhere. IMHO anyway. The reason for the 4/5, too.
The Service:****
We have received nothing but excellent service both times we've been here. Our servers have been attentive, prompt, and knowledgeable with our last server actually training a new ABC recruit during our meal. He was doing a great job and so was his shadow, btw. We are always promptly seated, too, but it probably helps that we eat pretty early compared to most.
Others have knocked the parking situation here, but I can't. That's just something they can't do much about. The front lot, basically a Twister mat for cars, isn't worth your trouble. Go around back and look for a spot there, it's much easier. Barring that, you're on your own. Uber maybe?
Overall, Avon Brewing Company is a good thing to have in the area. It's a solid joint with really good service, some hit or miss food and damn good beer. It's local, it should be supported, and so I will. Besides, I live like 8 minutes away now and, well, you know, beer and all.
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