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| - I wasn't really sure what to expect from this place. We don't hang out in Elizabeth very often, but some friends in town for the Avett Bros wanted to meet up here before the show. I think everyone else had the same idea - we got there a little after 5, and the place was Hoppin. It didn't help that a thunderstorm was moving through, so no one could take advantage of the outside patio.
Luckily, we scored a booth in the corner by the bar, and there we parked for a couple hours, out of the way of the already-drunk, Super Charlotte crowd.
Most of our party needed to eat, but I was glad I didn't, as the menu didn't particularly stand out to me. They had a few veg-friendly items, everything deep fried and doused in butter and/or cheese... general pub food, though, and nothing terribly spectacular. In addition, because they were "slammed," according to our server, it took the food at least an hour to arrive...
They didn't have a great beer selection on tap, but we were able to subsist on Fat Tire. I doubt it would ever be a regular watering hole for me, but the outside area did look fantastic, and I can imagine spending another evening outside with friends (and with pleasant weather) subsisting on Fat Tire for a few hours. I can imagine it.
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