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| - Overall, this was kind of a letdown for me. Off to a poor start by calling in my lunch takeout and waiting half an hour for it- eventually the manager asked if I was doing okay, and my packed order had been sitting behind the bar for who knows how long. There were only four tables seated, and two additional employees present. Seems odd that they couldn't keep up with that.
Service issues aside, the food was underwhelming.
They offer a $14 half-sando, half-soup lunch combo with chips and a "dessert". The eggplant pastrami sandwich looked impressive but had an overwhelming peppery taste to it, as if that's the only thing it was seasoned with. The tomato and mozzarella salad was a miniscule portion, but good flavor: one slice of mozz chopped into quarters and half a tomato. Chips were seasoned, dessert was a cookie from a Costco tray.
Just because I've heard so much about it, I added on an order of the dirty mac. This was decent- hearty, cheesy, and saucy. I'm not a fan of peas but they work in this version. That said, I detected no Ritz but the flavors were okay. Wasn't wowed.
Interior is nicely decorated, and I dig their chalkboard menus over the butcher area. The bar is simple, industrial-style, and they have some outdoor seating facing Alta. But when the service and food both fail to deliver, I'm unlikely to return. I may pop back in for their 4:00-6:00 HH one of these days though.
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