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| - I was disappointed to have a (less than) mediocre experience at Spokes On Southern after reading a lot of great reviews on it. We decided to try it out on a Saturday afternoon because the weather was gorgeous and we wanted to sit outside - Spokes' patio area is rather plain, but overlooks a nice little lake with some very social turtles and ducks. We sat ourselves (per the instructions on the welcome sign) and waited several minutes before a server greeted us.
Saturdays have an "all-day happy hour" special, so we ordered a soft pretzel with queso from the happy hour menu. It took quite a while to arrive at our table (10+ minutes after we put our entree orders in), and I was pretty disappointed when it arrived. It looked and tasted like one of the frozen pretzels you buy from the grocery store, and the queso was rubbery. I think it was $5, so you get what you pay for, I guess...but it wasn't even worth that.
Our entrees were also underwhelming - I had the fish tacos, which had no taste. The flour tortillas seemed stale and powdery, and the fish tasted like it had been microwaved from frozen. My boyfriend had the Carver burger, which he said had little flavor, as well. We both had fries (I had regular waffle fries, he had sweet potato fries), and they were decent. However, the table behind us ordered a side of fries and we overheard them tell the server that they had arrived cold. Hmm...
Overall, Spokes seems like a better place to grab drinks and bar food than to enjoy a meal - I saw on their website that they have a trivia night, so maybe I'll try it again for one of those events.
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