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| - The name is a bit baffling as there isn't a heck of a lot of ale happening, but you don't come here for the ale** or the atmosphere*, you come for the glorious food***. What you wouldn't know from the sign is this joint offers traditional Hungarian meals - beef goulash, chicken paprikash, schnitzel, cabbage rolls - you know, the super light dishes - and they are DELICIOUS. Okay so the dumplings could use a bit of salt and maybe a pinch of dill, but everything else was a party for your mouth.
*One big disconnect for me was the "ale", maybe I'm crazy but I was expecting a selection of European ales and was totally bummed out to find four local (and kind of ho-hum) selections.
**It is also worth mentioning that the place used to be a rather "colorful" local bar named Michael's and though the place has undergone a significant makeover some of the old regulars can be found haunting the 90's style wall Jukebox. This makes for an interesting ambiance - part dive bar, part family restaurant with a pinch of strip mall pub - and an eclectic soundtrack (remember there is a Jukebox...A JUKEBOX?!?).
***If you're agoraphobic, a beer snob or not into Jukeboxes it's worth mentioning this place delivers via Orderit. I mean I don't know about you, but I can't think of anything more beautiful than enjoying some authentic Hungarian cuisine in my pajamas with some pilsners I picked up from the LiC-BO. Just sayin'...
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