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| - The big news here is the beer selection: 52 beers on draft! Rebel Republic is one of the newer gastropub/sports bars in town, which I hope is a trend that continues. Why shouldn't you be able to enjoy good food with good drink?
Three of us stopped by on a Thursday night, and the bar was pretty empty even though there were games on; I'm assuming it's because they're pretty new. The bar uses a lot of wood and piping for a neat industrial design. Plenty of seating and plenty of TV's, I doubt there's a bad seat here. They have a pool table and two dart boards. The dart area is set up nicely, and offers a bit of privacy, however the throwing line (oche, if you want to use the correct term) is about a foot too close to the dart board.
Between us we shared a bunch of appetizers and a burger. The sliders were good, and interestingly the patty was deep fried. We tried a pork special they had, which had an Asian inspired sauce; decent. Wings were good, nice and big, not too much breading. The tempura avocado was forgettable. The Pastrami Eggroll was good, and reminded me of a reuben pasty from Cornish Pasty, except more cylindrical. The burger was a big miss; the beef quality was not there, it was flavorless, and all you tasted was bread and sauce.
Not a bad place, lots of food and drink specials during games. For the 6 dishes and 7 beers we ordered during Thursday Night Football, it came out to $30 per person including tip; not too bad. Definitely a spot to keep in mind if you're in the area.
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