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| - The Flying Hound is a pretty good spot. We stopped in on a Saturday night after calling ahead to see if there was much of a wait since we'd be arriving about 7:30 and they let us know there was none at all.
The interior is dim and has a warmth about it - it's definitely a place you could sit and chat over drinks for a couple hours. They have a large beer list and are happy to let you taste before buying - in this case I opted to sample both of the nitro chocolate stouts on tap to see which I liked better. Ironically, the double chocolate was the less chocolatey of the two, so I'm glad I tried both.
For dinner I was between the Spicy Citrus Chicken Sandwich and the Pulled Pork Sandwich. I asked the server for her preference and she strongly in the chicken sandwich camp so I went with it. I opted to upgrade to the sweet potato fries for an extra $1.50 - not something I usually do as a cheapskate, but the whole plate came out to $10.50, which is still on the lower side for a sandwich and fries.
The upgrade was worth it - my sandwich came out with a huge mound of shoestring sweet potato fries that were quite delicious. As someone who would happily eat fries multiple times a day every day (and, on this occasion, someone who hadn't eaten since breakfast that morning), I appreciated the generous serving.
The sandwich was okay. The bun was good, the arugula and tomatoes fresh, and the parmesan peppercorn dressing was fantastic. The chicken itself didn't really do it for me, though. I liked that it had some heat, but the sourness of the citrus (still not sure what particular fruit was providing the flavoring) didn't quite mesh with spice blend for me. It also didn't help that my first bite of the chicken was crunchy gristle/tendon/whatever - it seems super common to get that weird bite in chicken breast sandwiches, I don't understand why chefs don't just lob that chunk off as part of normal prep. Do people actually like that part? Am I in the minority?
Even though the sandwich didn't hit the spot for my taste buds, I'll be back to try the pulled pork and see if that's more up my alley.
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