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| - We ended up there randomly on Canada Day because nothing else seemed to be open at the intersection. My partner had already been with his friends and said it wasn't bad. We were greeted immediately but some people had just left and there didn't seem to be a table ready. The greeter fervently insisted on wiping the table down before we sat and then immediately went to get us cutlery and menus. The greeter came back with the menus and cutlery and told us that there was half priced appetizers from 4-7 as well as $5 pints of specific beer and we were given a small menu with details. It was a bit confusing because the regular menu doesn't specify which items are appetizers and which aren't.
Our server came over soon after to get our drink order, my partner had a pint of Canadian and I asked for a recommendation from a few of the cocktails that seemed interesting to me. They were "out" of the Hillbilly Champagne which made me a bit sad, so I got Grandma's Texas Lemonade instead and it was yummy. We ordered a blooming onion (not half priced), the screaming crab (half priced), and grilled pork riblets (half priced). The onion came first and it was cooked well, crispy, and the seasonings (i.e. herbs, etc.) were great BUT it was extremely salty and we were only able to eat half of it. We even suggested to the server that she try it because she didn't seem to believe us (maybe because we ate half, lol) but she declined politely because she is gluten intolerant, she did say that she would let the kitchen know. She was also extremely good spirited while my partner (man who eats everything with no issues) asked her questions about what that means and how it affects her, because "Isn't gluten in everything?! What do you eat?". She asked us if we wanted more drinks and recommended the Desert Pete cocktail and brought them promptly.
The screaming crab and grilled pork riblets came shortly after and were both excellent. The screaming crab is a great deal at regular price, $15 for 4 large Canadian Atlantic snow crab legs (I got 2 claws) and 4 tiger shrimp, so at half price it's a steal! The jerk seasoning that they use is outstanding, flavourful and so very spicy. Seriously some of the best jerk I've had. My partner really enjoyed his riblets, he said the flavour was amazing. The bbq sauce was sweet with a slight kick and there was a nice char/smokiness. The portion size was decent. The menu said that the riblets came with a slaw but we were hard pressed to find it on the plate. He said he will definitely be returning for the riblets, and I will be back for the crab for sure! Especially during the half priced time.
For 3 full priced pints, 2 full priced cocktails, 2 half priced entrees (?) and a full priced appetizer came to $72 including tax and a rounded up from 13% tip.
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