There's good and bad about the Rhino for lunch.
On the good side:
- NO problem finding a table... on the South side of 9th Ave means it's not so busy and at the Rhino it's practically empty!
- Really great courtyard patio that you'd never know about unless you knew it was there (in the former Fox'n Firkin spot).
- Pints from the micro brewery next door... and where else can you legitimately order 'A Big Boner'?? ...why they call their litre beer a Big Boner I'll never know... and I giggle when I order one...
On the Sad It's Not Better side:
- They're trying to do a 'smoke house' thing but they are not at the level of Palomino... all their meats end up being pretty much the same from chicken to beef to pork... tender ought not to mean mushy. I'm sure they'll eventually figure it out but their food's just not there yet.
- Although I like the beer selection... and I know this is a silly thing to take issue with... I don't like drinking out of jars. Surely they can invest in some pint glasses.
Bottom line: for a pub lunch, the Rhino has lots of potential but it needs work.