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| - How can you not stop to at least check out a place called "The Grumpy Monk"? I mean it's something you have to at least see what is happening. Now there is the chance that it's not even a restaurant - who knows what they offer inside? It could be some sort of spiritual rest area.
As it is situated in what appears to be an old steakhouse, it is in fact a fast casual dining establishment. They are mostly a sports bar, with plenty of screens on plenty of events, depending on when you visit. There are also a reasonable number of local brews on lists displayed on other screens, though they could slow down the list a bit, as it generally goes by too fast to figure out what is being served on a given day. The good news is that the staff is helpful with going over the list.
Inside is very open - it's like they cleared out all of the booths and tables and put in about half of what was there. In fact, it looks almost too open. It's not bad, just... different.
We have actually been a couple of times, and on the first visit, service was off-the-chart friendly. The second visit, not so much. The food, advertised as being 95% made in-house (may or may not be true, and the percentage is probably high) is solid, and an interesting mix of fast casual fare and sushi. Yes, sushi. Haven't figured that one out. Prices and portions are good on the pub-style food, at least.
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