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| - Location-wise, this place was easy enough to find, it is on the main road just right of the Birmingham bridge when you enter Southside.
Don't let the name deceive you, think of this place as a hybrid between a library and a bar OR a library with a bar. That's what it felt like. The library vibe it had was segregated to one side and to the other side, it was like a regular bar, radiated with the color of sports from its flat-screen TVs.
The restaurant area was more library themed. It was adorned with bookshelves, ONE old-fashioned green library desk lamp that I saw on someone's table, books with menus pasted on its front few pages, and the tabletops showing some pictures of history. The restaurant also cleverly labeled the menu and cocktail items off more easily recognizable book titles. That was pretty cool.
We came here on a wintry Friday night for their happy hour from 9pm - 1am, which gives us $3 drafts and 1/2 Off All Appetizers! Surprisingly, there was no wait as we walked in a few minutes after 9pm. The bouncer was also nice enough to allow one person who was underage in our party to just join us and eat but not share in the merry joys of the drink. Seeing as how we came here for happy hour, we purely ordered off the happy hour menu and the drafts menu was ample enough with choices we didn't have to look anywhere else even though happy hour also takes $1 off the regular cocktails.
Here's what we ordered and liked / disliked:
Billy Goat's Gruff - Two roasted peppers that were roasted to the extent of it being burnt and for our party, we didn't like how the cheese mixed with the spicy chipotle sauce. We left the place with one still remaining on the plate.
Dark Green, Bright Red - Definitely a must try on the menu if you like scallops. They give you around 6-7 scallops that are full of flavor that the addition of pesto can be made optional.
Slaughter House Four - Your basic sliders, but just a tip, when the waitress asks if you want to add onions, bacon, etc onto it, they all come at an extra cost.
Edgar Allen Potatoes / Sweet Potatoes - The fries do not come with truffle aioli anymore and when these were served to us, they were soft, soggy and cold. How do you mess up fries that badly?!?!
The Tale of Ginger and Pickles - If you like pickles, you should try them fried. Unfortunately they fry a whole slice of pickle rather than in individual bite-size versions.
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