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| - i've come here before for a few brews, but yesterday was the first time i ate here as well. i was impressed with the menu, and in fact decided on three dishes i couldn't live without.
first, let's talk beers. UT has a relatively expansive draft list. it's always changing, and their craft selection is usually pretty good. yesterday i sampled both the fatheads bumble berry and the dark horse blueberry. the waitress told me about them beforehand and gave me her recommendation, and she was right. the blueberry won me over. before leaving, i also had a river town patrick's poison which i had had before and loved.
my date and i split the tofu skewers. nothing particularly special, but pretty good. we got the chimichurri flavor, which i'd get again. then i ordered the duck confit poutine and the chèvre spinach salad. i assumed i wouldn't finish both but i had no idea how huge both would be. now, the salad i LOVED. i could eat it three times a week every week and be perfectly content. it came with mounds of gooey goat cheese, spinach, pancetta, a few shaved carrots, and beets and pecans which i did without. it was absolutely amazing, and rather filling. the poutine i wasn't quite as happy with. my first bite, i found a bone... i understand that happens sometimes, but it was a little off-putting. the duck itself was very good, as were the cheese curds. but the fries were already soggy when she brought them out due to the amount of gravy. i know gravy is pretty much the point of poutine, but damn, duck gravy is rich to begin with, this was almost soup with the amount of gravy covering those fries. i'd get it again, but only with gravy on the side.
our waitress was very nice, and knowledgable. when i had gone before, we had a bartender that wasn't quite as warm, so i give it up to the servers especially.
prices are very reasonable here. i mean, some of the food is kind of fancy and the beers are crafts, so of course it's going to cost a little more, but i think they're all completely fair.
i'll be back, for sure!
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