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| - I'm pleased to see that the tech industry's obsession with adverbs has now spilled over into the hospitality industry. Gladly joins the rareified ranks of weebly, optimizely, bitly, and every sub-domain registered in Libya.
True to form they've adopted a semi hispter modern aesthetic, clean cool lines with just a touch of texture here and there and a few potted succulents to bring some life to it all. Coming from Williamsburg, I was a big fan of the interior/ambiance.
Cocktails here also seem to be something you come for. The bartenders all know what they're doing (and probably refer to themselves as mixologists.) The Manhattan was execellent, boozy but sweet enough to be highly drinkable. The Mule was a big winner as well, spruced up with a bit of seasonal herbs that elevated the whole drink quite nicely. I was a little off put by the mixing of multiple high quality whiskeys in one drink, it seemed a little sacriligeous, but I'm sure it's delicious.
Foodwise the big winners were:
The Original Chopped Salad*
Seared Spicy Tuna
Seared Scallops
Duck meat loaf
The seared spicy tuna app, had a mix of sweet, savory, and spicy elements that were just fantastic. Like they should expand this item out into a full blown salad and I would eat the shit out of it.
Scallops were super high quality, large, and the bed of grits really won me over.
The duck meat loaf honestly was just a fancy meatloaf, but it was an incredible amount of food, so if you're going for value this is not a bad choice. I couldn't finish even half of it.
Speaking of value, their happy hour specials here (3-6pm daily) look ridiculous. I'll definitely have to come back for that. As well, seating on a Friday night at 7pm wasn't an issue, so that's always nice.
*The originality of this chopped salad seems to be a point of local debate, which I have no interest in entering into. So I'll just point that out and promptly exit the debate.
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