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| - Snagged a Groupon and decided to give this place a try. We were there early on a Saturday night and when we arrived there was only one other table of diners in the upstairs dining area. The upstairs section is surprisingly roomy, and by the time we were finished with our meal, the room was packed!
I started with a ginger snap cocktail which was sweeter than I expected (I prefer a spicier ginger beer) but it was pretty darn good and I slugged it down. My husband got a hot toddy, but when the server delivered it to the table, he apologized and said that it might not actually be very hot. Something about the water not boiling long enough? Anyway, it was a cold toddy and my husband felt funny asking them to make one that was actually hot, since the server was already aware that it was a not-hot-toddy and didn't seem too concerned about it.
Food was average. We ordered a bowl of Mac & Cheese with bacon to enjoy as an appetizer. And enjoy we did. I'd have to say the Mac & Cheese was our favorite dish of the night. My husband's fish sandwich was huuuuge, but otherwise nothing special. My fish tacos were good, but pretty heavy on the spicy mayo. I love spice, but the heaviness of the mayo really masked all the other flavors in the tacos. The homemade tortilla chips were good, but some were way overly salted, and others had no salt at all.
I appreciate bars that are trying to do something out of the ordinary with their menu, so good for Pints on Penn for offering some interesting selections, but notice how many "buts" are in my review. There were a lot of buts.
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