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| - After a "rigorous" evening of flow yoga at Lustre Bar upstairs, my friends and I were hungry and found ourselves at The Arrogant Butcher. I've always wanted to try this place and despite my friends wanting to get "salads" and the title of the restaurant didn't really yell salads, I made them come here and I was extremely glad I did!
I learned several things that evening!
1. Order the Candlestick Maker. (Well, if you're a bourbon fan like me!) It has Makers 46, lemon, Thatcher's Spiced Apple, honey and angostura
2. Order the Old Fashioned. (They do it right here!)
3. Share the Penn Cove Mussels with a friend - Spicy Salumi, Charred Tomato, Grilled Bread
4. Enjoy the house soft pretzels with provolone fondue. - You may also want to share this one, but who knows, maybe you're extra hungry with those cocktails and want something to "absorb" the potency of those cocktails.
We enjoyed ourselves so much here that we were there past when the kitchen closed. To my dismay, I didn't know that the kitchen closed at 9pm, and my husband, who was at home, wanted something to eat. When the waiter informed me the kitchen closed, I shamefully whined, "Wait! I was supposed to bring home something for my husband! You can't let me go home empty handed. He'd be so angry with me." The waiter then asked me if I knew what I wanted to order to go. I said, "The short rib stew!" He answered, "Well let me see what we can do.." He then proceeded to head to the kitchen. My anxiety reached all new heights as I awaited his response. It wasn't long before he returned and said, "We still have some stew, which means, yes, you can still get it to go!" I was so elated! I loudly exclaimed, "You and the kitchen just made my night!!!" I love how accommodating they were there! This is a great example of how great their service is!!
5. So the whole point of this story above is... Spectacular food (at least the stuff I tried that night), stupendous service, and too cool to be kitsch décor yet almost farm like and trendy. I will always recommend and return to this place again, because I love them!
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