I came back to Wild Rose again for a Yelp Wrap up party which really, was just a reason for all of us to get drunk and stuff our faces with jummy food once again.
I've had Wild Roses' popular beers like the Raspberry and the India Pale so this time around I settled for their seasonal Cherry Porter which was soo good I had it thrice. Great, Wildrose brewery you made me say "thrice" and I abhor saying that word.
We all shared Wild Rose's appetizers. I like their nacho platter which had beans, salsa and cheesy dip neatly placed in a bowl which was a nice alternative to the usual "dump everything on the nacho" goodness other pubs strive for. We also shared several of their fresh pretzels which, when I made a blasphemous joke about "breaking bread" was divinely punished when I underestimated the hot mustard and it crawled up my sinuses. Finally, I had their "craft" mac and cheese. It was delicious. I'll leave at that and leave out the part that it was cheesy goodness finished off with an amazing baked crust permeating a tasty smell that interrupted Carol K mid-speech several times.
Lately, I've been closely observing the service in these places I've been going past the surface level of their pleasantness, but in how they seem to enjoy their job. Everyone at Wild Rose seemed to love what they were doing and wouldn't shut up about the food and beer. Our waitresses were lovely and witty, and Andrew was cool enough to ring the massive bell and buy the house a round of drinks.
Also a side note: I ran into a co-worker of mine whose family was allowed to celebrate at the Wild Rose, who appears to allow minors only before 7pm :)