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| - The gf and I are still trying to find our " go-to" places near our house. As much as we are willing to drive hours for a good meal, there's something to be said when you can find 4-5 places in the neighborhood worthy of frequenting. To date, our search has been disappointing. Not even sure the specific cuisine needed for our rotation but I guess it would be:
1. Breakfast spot
2. Pizza place
3. AYCE Sushi
4. Lunch/Bistro place ( weekends )
5. bar/grill
In that i'm free during the weekdays, I also focus on bakeries, sandwich places, Mexican/taco and Chinese.
This past weekend, she was hankering for a coffee ( a definite priority for her, but not a " we" place ) and I was wanting a beer. Strangely, she also wanted to play a little video poker. The combination made me think about the Lodge - we've been meaning to go even though it is a replacement to one of my old fav Italian places ( JR's - great meatballs !!! )
The lodge is a neat little place - for some it may be a combination of too many things - you have a video poker bar which is kinda hybrid Dotty's and the " normal" poker bar - some of the machines are individual, spread out, so kinda private, then several built into the bar for easier socializing. They have a loungy sitting area with chairs, a couch and a TV. I thought it a little strange they didn't have a TV over the bar area.
The gf orders some foo-foo coffee drink, I sit at the bar and order a firestone IPA. We proceed to put $20 each into neighboring machines - in about 10 minutes, she hits 4-of-a-kind aces, twice ! She decides to also order a Panini - ham and cheese with garlic mayo; comes with a side of potato chips.
Sammie was tasty, the beer tasty and the gf liked the coffee - we especially liked her walking away with $600 AND they comped everything so sorry, no idea about the prices.
Even with the win, not sure this will make the grade for our local bar/grill - it's a neat place but I prefer a place that has a decent selection of cold beer, a large number of TV's and above average bar food ( homemade potato chips is a major plus ) - we have a few more places to try in the neighborhood.
The search continues !
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