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| - I went here four times in three days and there are plenty of places to eat downtown, but this place does it right!
Was in town for the big race and had bookmarked this place after reading Darren W's 5-star review. Came in on a Friday night and there were tables open but they said it would be 45 minutes to be seated. We figured they must have been understaffed and just went somewhere else (and found out later that had been the case).
Came back Saturday afternoon for a couple of beers and sat at the bar. The bartenders were cool, helpful and friendly. My friend and I loved the vibe so we made reservations for brunch on Sunday after the race.
The place was packed on Sunday and our super waitress said the bar was a bit backed up, but we were tired and hungry and had no other plans, so we said "no problem.". Libby was a dynamite waitress and everything that followed was great too. I got a Bloody Mary flight, which was very interesting. I liked the original best but I was glad for options. We started with the smoked salmon, which was delicious (although you should provide four crostini if you have four pieces of salmon, IMO) and really raised my appetite. We both had the breakfast flatbread which must be the world's greatest invention ever. Perfectly done, in a human size portion, it wasn't as heavy as it sounded with sausage gravy, meat, onions and egg on it. It was spectacular and I'm drooling now thinking about it.
It was a great meal.
Then Sunday evening, after having an unsatisfactory experience at Sienna Mercato (which looks like it could be cool if anyone actually waited on tables there), we were back at Ten Penny for dinner. We had burgers and pizza (along with some beers) and again, it was great service, delicious food and a fun time.
I will definitely return to Ten Penny when I'm back in the 'burgh. This is one of those places I would like to airlift intact to NYC and drop it on a nearby corner so I could go there regularly.
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