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| - A Beatles tribute band played Mutt & Jeff's last night, so I rounded up my family, grabbed our passports, and trekked over to the West Side to check them out! None of us had ever been to Mutt & Jeff's, so we left plenty early to get some dinner there before the show. Good thing, too because the place got PACKED real quick! Our server, Rachel, was FANTASTIC!!!! She was friendly and patient with my family, answering their bazillion questions about the menu items! (Good grief, just ORDER something already! Lol!) Mom ordered the Chicken Paprikas soup, everyone ordered wings, a couple salads were requested, the Bro-in-law got a gyro flatbread pizza, and my husband and I split an order of buffalo chicken spring rolls and a Big Mutt Burger.
Mom's soup rocked! Sooo flavorful and comforting! The wings were meaty and cooked perfectly for me...nice and crispy outside but juicy inside. We tried the spicy garlic sauce, the F'n A sauce, and the garlic Parmesan sauce. While all were delicious, I wanted to DRINK that garlic parm sauce!!!!! Holy garlicky buttery yumminess! The shared buffalo spring rolls were good, but nothing spectacular. Bro in law seemed to enjoy his flatbread. The salad-eaters had no complaints, and the Big Mutt Burger was DELICIOUS!!!! Rachel did her best to keep up with our drink orders. While there were a couple missteps in that department, I really can't fault her. I mean....that place was PACKED and she hustled all night! (Plus, I probably drink too fast anyway! I finally started ordering doubles and Rachel asked if I just wanted the bottle instead! Lol! (Not in a snarky way either....at least I hope not. Aw crap, was she being sarcastic? Damn! Well anyway I wasn't offended and I laughed so that's all that matters!)
I wavered between giving 4 or 5 stars to Mutt & Jeff's and ultimately settled on the 5. It's a bar, not the Ritz, so keep that in mind. It looks a little rough on the outside, but I found it clean and welcoming inside. The food was awesome, the prices were reasonable, and the staff was friendly and accommodating. Based on all of that, they deserve 5 stars from me! I'll dig out my passport again and give them another visit someday, and I'll definitely get a burger & some wings again!
(PS: The band was AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!)
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