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| - We discovered The Fairmount by accident one evening last year when its neighbor Barrio first opened and we were too hungry to wait in line. This was a very happy accident because now Fairmount is one of my favorite places! Great food, great drinks, friendly servers, and reasonable prices.
They have a really great cocktail menu, ranging from the classics to some creative concoctions, and we've never had a bad drink here. This is even more impressive because all of the servers double as bartenders for their own section; sometimes it means things are a little slow on busier nights, but you can be guaranteed everything is handcrafted with care. I want to give a special shout-out to the Moscow Mule pitcher; it's delicious, gives more than the 4-5 drinks it says it will, is only $32, and comes with the requisite copper mugs. The beer menu is always excellent, and the wine list is nice too.
I've never had a bad meal here, either. Personal favorite food options of ours are the ahi tuna tacos, burger, fish and chips, steak frites, lobster mac, and caramelized onion flatbread. It's rare that a menu this varied actually manages to be good across the board, but they pull it off.
There's a parking lot in back but this neighborhood does get crowded, so between that and the delicious cocktails, I recommend getting an Uber. It's loud on busy nights, but nothing too crazy. The patio outside is lovely in the summer (and an outside bar opens up to accommodate the extra crowd). Oh, and there are happy hour specials from 4-7 on weekdays for food and for drinks. There's not much more you could ask for!
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