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| - I was between 3 and 4 stars, but more items were okay than were delicious, so I rounded down.
I met a group of girlfriends there for happy hour on a Wed and the place was packed! Good atmosphere and service. We ordered off their happy hour menu - it's nice to find a happy hour that lasts until 7pm.
Roasted Tomato & Basil Flatbread: Nothing to write home about. Pretty plain and standard. It had a few diced tomatoes sprinkled on it and not a lot of basil.
Stuffed Peppadews: Excellent! Peppadews are a rather recent discovery for me. For those of you who don't know what they are, they look kind of like a small tomato and taste kind of like a hybrid of roasted red pepper and pepperoncini. They were stuffed with mozzarella wrapped in prosciutto and drizzled with a balsamic vinaigrette.
Roasted Red Pepper Hummus: The hummus itself was good. It was topped with a generous helping of sliced cucumbers and and olive tapenade (too bad for me since I don't like cucumbers or olives). It was served with "toasted" flatbread which almost seemed fried to me - a little too crispy and oily for me.
Beet Salad: Arugula, mandarin oranges, pistachio brittle, roasted beets, goat cheese, and a citrus vanilla vinaigrette. Overall a very good salad. It was a little too sweet, which might have been the combo of sweet dressing plus mandarin oranges, or possibly simply too much dressing. If I ordered it again, I might ask for the dressing on the side or no mandarin oranges.
Pure Desert Margarita: tequila, pure agave nectar, lime juice, sugarcane stick. Now that I look back at the menu I realize I didn't get the sugarcane stick. Tequila was the overwhelming flavor. I thought the agave nectar might give it a little something special, but it didn't. I'd probably try another drink next time.
Overall, good happy hour prices, friendly and attentive service despite being crowded, nice atmosphere, and I like that they have live music. I'm sure I'll go back.
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