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| - So...my husband and I were a little leery of a giant restaurant owned by Jackelope Jack's in the heart of our neighborhood. Maybe rightfully so. This week we've been there twice, on a Monday and a Wednesday. The first night we hung out on the second floor, in the game room and at the bar. We sampled their selection of beers and besides the service, were pretty pleased. The bartenders didn't seem to know anything about wine and little about beers (except for what they didn't have) and were pretty uninterested in us for the most part. The shoddy service might be a theme, as it just got worse on our second visit, not what we expect from a restaurant in PM. This time we felt like the server was rushing to get us out since we only had a beer a piece and split two apps. We were only there for 45 min. He kept trying to take a menu from us that we we kept in case we wanted to order more. He then kept trying to give us the check, they weren't busy, mind you. We ordered the duck mousse which is phenomenal (order extra crackers as they don't give you nearly enough for the generous portion of mousse) and the PEI mussels (not so good. Pretty scronny and about 1/4 were empty shells. The ham and pbr broth is not very flavorful, lacking salt, and isn't hardly enough in my opinion). The frites that come along side though, with the homemade ketchup, are up to par, nice and crispy. Hopefully they are still working some things out because it would be a shame to have such a monstrosity of a business in my hood that I can't enjoy. Hands down, BEST view of the downtown skyline I've found.
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