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Deliciousness - 2.5/5
This place is fine, but underwhelming. I have really enjoyed the other concepts by this company (like Crab and Mermaid and Cold Beer and Cheeseburgers), but 48 fails to meet those standards.
I came in at 11:30 on a work day and I believe only one other table was seated. The menu has lots of interesting stuff on it (like mac and cheese baked in a waffle iron). But honestly, none of the food was very exciting when we finally got it. I ended up ordering the steak sandwich and it was bland (except for the cheese, which was great). My wife got the Tennessee hot chicken sandwich and the heat level left a lot to be desired (i.e., pretty mild). Again, it wasn't bad, just underwhelming. The ranch dressing also had a somewhat offputting tangy taste.
The oddest thing was that they marketed a monster bloody mary.... and it only came with olives and the lime/lemon (it's supposed to have bacon too, but we ordered without due to not eating pork). Those are very normal toppings for a bloody mary. Also, they only gave two olives. I feel like when you forego the most exciting thing in the bloody mary (the bacon, in this case), they should be willing to overload you with olives so that it still impresses!
The wait staff was very friendly and accommodating to our requests, but disappeared for long stretches of time. I ended up having to change my order to something else and they charged me for the cheaper of the two entrees, which was very thoughtful.
But when we walked in, the TVs were tuned to a Yankees baseball game (go Yankees!) and as we were the only ones in the section, we were really enjoying it. Then, before the game was over, they switched all the TVs in our section (again, with us the only customers there) to lacrosse. I mentioned that I was watching the game and the waitress said sorry (but did not offer to change it back). Not terrible, but just an odd thing to do.
Personally, I'd stick to Cold Beer and Cheeseburgers next door.
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