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| - Really nice bar/gastropub. I was in town for a little bit, and wanted to catch the Kings-Ducks hockey game. My friend who lives here first took me to Scooter's, then we headed here to B.A.R. to watch the game.
Our server was very friendly.
As far as the food goes, it was pretty good. I went with I think it was the barbecue bacon sliders. They were pretty good, except the patty was way too overcooked for my taste. Definitely cooked well-done. I like my meat cooked rare. Anything cooked beyond medium-rare is overcooked to me.
I opted for the onion rings instead of fries for another $2. They were so good that I ordered another side of them ($3) after I finished the first set.
For desert, I went with their fried twinkie. I had never had a fried twinkie before, but it was pretty good. The twinkie was served hot, on top of a drizzle of raspberry sauce, with a side of vanilla ice cream. I enjoyed that, too.
The drinks were a little disappointing. The first drink I asked for was an egg sour. Nope, never heard of it before. I've found very few bars that makes sours with egg white.
For the uninitiated, it's real simple. Instead of using whatever comes pre-mixed in those bottles that you normally get with a whiskey sour, you take egg whites, simple syrup, lemon juice, ice, bitters, and the alcohol. Put them together right and you've got yourself an egg sour.
Well, since I couldn't have my egg sour, I asked for a bourbon sour. Came back a little off, but still drinkable.
Next, I asked for a Moscow Mule. No idea what that was. They asked me to explain. You take one part vodka (I like Russian Standard), two to three parts ginger beer, and one part lime juice. Serve in a copper mug. Nope, they don't have ginger beer.
So then I asked for a sour with rye. That, too, came back a little odd, but still drinkable.
So that was a little disappointing, especially coming from a place that markets itself as a gastropub.
Oh well, still 4 stars because our server was friendly, the place was comfortable, and the food was pretty good.
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