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| - I came here with friends and family 3 weeks after it opened. We were a little nervous going to a place so new, but decided to try it out.
When you first walk in, it's loud. REALLY loud. My voice was getting strained trying to carry on a conversation with the 3 people next to me at the bar. The wait was about 30 mins and he asked for someone's cell number and told us they would text us when our table was ready. Being in Hilldale, I like that idea, since then you can go off and shop if it's a long wait. I was nervous I might incur a barrage of spam texts from them, but it's been a week and I have not received one.
We were seated and to our dismay, the dining room was no quieter than the bar. Our waitress (Kristin) was phenomenal. She was attentive, friendly and patient. Everyone else ordered a burger, I ordered crab and brie stuffed salmon and an order of cheese curds. The curds were pretzel breaded and were really good. The consensus on the burgers was they were good, nothing spectacular. Mine was very good other than the "crab". What the menu doesn't tell you is that it's basically a crab cake brick. It was weird and a little flavorless. It would be better with real crab, or remove the crab cake altogether and it would be delicious on its own.
I usually like to report the price of my meal, but someone else swiped up the check before I could look. However, when I was first looking over the menu, I remember thinking the prices were very reasonable and the portions were also ample. Not overkill, but not sparse.
They have garage type doors in the dining that I assume will be opened in the summer.
I would definitely come back, but probably in the summer when we could enjoy the outdoor seating.
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