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| - I like The Local. Busy enough to not be boring, but not so crowded I hate my life. Reasonably priced drinks, and a fair selection. Their rail drinks tend toward the strong.
I went in with a group for lunch today, and saw that they had a new menu. They used to have dressed up American staples, like burgers, an amazing potato salad, fried pickles, and the delicious Boozy Peach Tart. Their menu today was one page and took on a gourmet tack - beef tenderloin sandwich, beet salad, lamb sliders.
Nothing really struck my fancy, so I ordered the tomato soup. It was really spicy, and very delicious. However, I'm going to be kind of bummed if they've abandoned their fairly cheap, not-shitty versions of bar food. The appeal of The Local was that it was an unpretentious, urban version of a small-town bar.
I'll happily keep coming back for drinks (unless they've also jacked up their bar prices), but my interest as a dinner spot is no more.
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