Our team of 20+ took over the private dining room a couple of weeks back while in town for a conference. I'd had the pleasure of meeting the proprietor of the restaurant previously at another conference in SanFrancisco, so when I made the connection that this was his spot I was thrilled.
The private dining area, is super cozy as the tables are surrounded by fire! Before you get concerned for my/safety, don't worry it was contained. To the read of the dining area was a massive rustic fireplace hearth and to one of the ends the restaurants massive industrial smoker - which sort of resembled a small restaurant itself. There was no chance any of us were leaving not smelling like beautiful smoked wood. I actually spent the next morning deeply inhaling the sweet scents off my clothes. Heaven!
We had a variety of shared appetizers for the table including a pork filled potsticker/dumpling, guacamole and some others. All the appetizers were fantastic and cooked perfectly. I only wish I wasn't watching what I was eating so I could eat even more!
For my main, and as I type this I realize that I might have just contradicted my previous rationale, I had the 12oz smoked prime rib which came with a. Lie cheese mash and veggies. The prime rib was enormous and I only managed to eat 2/3 before respectfully tapping out. It was a thing of beauty, smoked slow and low, seasoned to perfection. The majority of the meat was pink and juicy but there were a couple of spots that had been cooked a little more than I usually prefer. Still delicious but just not my personal preference.
Bootlegger, as the name suggests, also makes. Sir very own Moonshine in a variety of flavors! Sadly I'm also not drinking alcohol to start the year so I missed out on trying this.
Definitely want to come back when I can fully indulge in even more of their menu and maybe a cheeky glass (or two) of moonshine.
Eatcrest out