This is a gem of a place.
Arrived a little hesitantly on a Friday night, expecting it to be all filled up after reading other reviews. Got seated immediately by a friendly server, and got suggested a fun and new (to us) board game that was very appropriate for the evening. The drinks are reasonably priced and most of the beer on tap is local. Don't mind paying the 5 dollar cover, since it seems to pay for the (extremely) well informed game masters who set up and explained the rules of the games for us.
Will come back for sure.