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| - Phew! Finally got in with the "IN" crowd and got myself a meal at the Stockyards! I am glad I went here before deciding again to maybe go back on the vegetarian route...
We got there at about 5:30 since we had nothing else to do, and figured we would try to grab an early dinner and avoid the crowd, thinking that was early enough. Packed! The crowd is a little deceiving since a majority is a result of their mountain of take-out orders, but regardless, the seating is very limited here (less than 20 at a time). Luckily, we were second on the dine-in list and got seated pretty fast. The hostess/waitress was super cool.
Amazingly exciting thing of the day: their special of the day was BRUSSEL SPROUTS. And boy, were they tasty - highlight of my meal (cue the laughs and eye-rolling from carnivores)! So between two girls, we ordered the brussel, the fried chicken and a half-rack of ribs. Needless to say, we were STUFFED.... FOR TWO NIGHTS. Not only the portions monsterous, the leftovers were also monsterous for dinner the second night. I'm probably not the best person to judge fried chicken as it is something I never order (outside of my toonie tuesday at KFC/Popeyes days which are long past), but I personally found two of my four chicken pieces were VERY DRY.... bad luck? I enjoyed the ribs a lot though. We were lucky to get seats with an excellent view of the kitchen and that was fun to watch as well. They are an efficient bunch over there! Also, their iced tea with ginger - refreshingly yum!
Overall, great experience - felt like an exciting field trip in elementary school. But, I probably won't be going back anytime soon, because I am just more of a herbivore. If you are a true carnivore, you should go here and drool your face off.
And lastly, can I just say I love the St. Clair W area! I wish it was closer to me.
Atmosphere - 4
Service - 5
Food - 4
Price - 5
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