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| - Finally got to check out Smalls after seeing/hearing about its opening in Elizabeth.
Very friendly staff and interesting lunch menu. We got the chicken wings with a spicy Korean BBQ sauce. Well, not sure there is anything Korean about the sauce, but the wings were yummy and appropriately spicy. Wifey tried the crab cake slider and said it was good - substantial lump crab meat, always key. I tried the salad with roasted NC shrimp. The shrimp tasted very fresh and were well seasoned and roasted. The greens were very healthy, the tomato confit added the pizzazz and the peppered buttermilk dressing was just right. Good presentation too.
Lots of attention - I think the owner came by a few times - he MUST be a New Yahker - very intense, but in a good way. The waitress was super nice as well. Good overall vibe to this place.
Love the fact that it was ALL NC craft beer - booyah! But $5 per draft? $4.50 for OMB Copper doesn't count. That $5 draft thingy seems to be getting more popular at the restaurants around here. And I have a psychological barrier about it. Please make it $4.99. Keep it under $5. Or offer a daily special, where one is less than $5. I know, I know. It's all local beers. But, how about if it's sold as $4.50 per pint with a 50 cent NC local beer surcharge? That's completely different than paying $5, right? You wid me? Ah, fuhgeddaboudit then. Anyway, check this place out. There were a lot of other items on the menu that make me want to come back and try it again.
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