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| - I can't in good faith write an objective review here because Disgraceland is probably my favorite place in the neighborhood. When I'm rallying the troops to go out on the town, we meet up there. When we're recovering from our hangovers the next day, we hit up their delicious brunch (with fabulous brunch cocktails). When I've had a bad day at work, I head over for a quiet grilled cheese. When I had election-fever, the bar staff would generously hand over the remote control so I could eat at the bar and flip obsessively between Michelle Obama on Larry King and Rachel Maddow on MSNBC. So yeah, it's like my very own personal Cheers. With no Cliff Clavin.
The dinner menu is very reasonably priced, and they are not open for lunch so there is no lunch menu. They offer up a twist on the usual pub fare with your traditional items (burgers, fries, salads) and your less usual items such as the grilled peanut butter and banana sandwich and the "Chip Butty" - a french fry sandwich optionally topped with worchestershire sauce and a fried egg. Brunch is served on weekends through the late afternoon and the Veggie Benny and Heart Attack Benny (their special take on Eggs Benedict) is not to be missed.
The staff are all super nice and will often serve you a hot bowl of fresh popped popcorn when you walk in, or convince you to try a new drink they made up. There are a lot of different DJ nights and other events which I've heard good things about, but since for me it's almost always either the first or last stop of the night, I can't say what those are like.
Favorites: Grilled Cheeseland (many types of delicious cheeses and carmelized onions on multigrain bread), pulled pork sandwich, any of the brunch cocktails and any of the brunch offerings which involve either the orange chipotle hollandaise sauce or the fried tomato.
Needs work: I've had friends complain that the brunch waitstaff could be friendlier, but since I'm usually there with a hangover I'm usually a raw bundle of nerves at the time myself. **Update: I had brunch there today and the service was lovely and friendly, although since it was busy it was a little on the slow side.
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