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| - I love that we have more elevated food in NoDa since the majority of what has historically populated the area are dive bars and bar food.
Lets rate the overall aesthetics - Its got a fun retro vibe, very clean open and inviting. Love the front outdoor seating areas, love the side porch that can be closed off and utilized in the colder, or rainy days.
The libations are a plenty, but I tried their hibiscus vodka drink, I was sorely disappointed. In fact, I couldn't finish it, I let our bar tender know and switched to my regular order of a dirty martini which was also not as great as it could have been. I like my drinks super cold, please shake, dont stir, in a lot of ice please, martini or otherwise. My friend loves Bourbon and they have an extensive list of high-end. The pour was maybe an once, maybe, it was very strange. I do understand that typical pours are around the once, once and a half, but it was less, for sure. We were out to have a good time, so we tried to keep it under wraps, no big deal. So this leads to the service. Our bartender was not only not that friendly but the drinks themselves were not so great. It keeps me wondering if it was the drinks themselves, or just her.....???
The food was surprising good. Like I said, more elevated bar food. You can order chicken tenders, singular, or a few at a time. The size were more like chicken breast, but I certainly wasn't complaining. They were delicious. We had a side of mac'n'cheese with the chicken skin crumbles and the deviled eggs. I personally thought that the deviled eggs were not bad. The center was whipped and a great creamy textured, great flavor. However, they did have a smoked paprika my friend didn't care for, claimed last time they had bacon on them. I personally liked them. The mac'n'cheese was very good. Pasta was cooked perfectly, cheese was velvety and the chicken skins on top is what definitely made it.
So would I return, absolutely. Perhaps not eat at the bar but that is neither here nor there.
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