Okay, I'm a bit shocked with all the rave reviews. Are you all just so stoked that there's a hip new restaurant/bar in downtown? For all you non-guests of Blue Hound, don't get all wet yet - here's the truth:
Drinks - happy hour is pretty decent I had the Summer Smash at it was tasty! Loved it.
Food - Terrible! My friend and I just got off work at 5:30 and were planning to head over to the Herberger Theatre for a 7:30 show. We were hungry and excited to try a new spot. Out of the recommendation of our waiter, we decided to have a few starters and share an entree. Our waiter highly recommended the Tater Tots & Sopes. The Taters are deep fried tots mixed with bacon and chive. They were a bit salty and not as good as they sounded. The Sopes were just terrible. Imagine rubbery silver dollar sized Sopes with the worst tasting pork. One bite is all it took and I wanted to vomit. Onto the entree. We decided to share the Mussels which took about 40 minutes to arrive at our table (no the waiter didn't mention how long it would take even though he knew we were planning to catch a show). They were "ok", not out of this world. It came with what was once toasted bread but I think when the toast is black, it's beyond toast, right? Not impressed.
We left hungry and barely made it to our show at the Herberger. Good news is the Herberger was serving up the most divine brownies that saved the evening!
The moral of this story is don't go hungry. Food sucks but happy hour is pretty decent. It's perfect if you want to chill-lax with colleagues or friends.