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| - We went to The Gladly thinking that it is a new restaurant, and find that it's been in our backyard for three years already. It's got a nice atmosphere -- a real old-fashioned high end cocktail bar, with a terrific assortment of liquor, in particular whiskeys and single-malts. Wow, could I have fun there with a few hundred $$ for a night's sampling.
But, it's not a cheap date. Even on happy hour, we spent $50 for the two of us with only three drinks between us, and a couple of appetizers. The grits with Brussel sprouts were tasty, but the sprouts were so hard they could hardly be cut with my knife and fork. The chopped salad looked amazing but was actually a bit of a disappointment because of the dry corn they use. We're used to salad corn being served as a fresh veggie, not a dried up and straw-tasting ingredient.
All in all, we'll try it again but not when we're looking for a happy hour. The drink sizes were a bit small -- the cocktail of the day was served in a small highball glass, and consisted of about four good sips with ice, at $6.
Service was outstanding at the bar, with Daniel and the other barmen serving up smiles and pleasant conversation.
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