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| - Booker's, where have you been all my life?
I don't know why it took so long for me to find out about this place, but I sure am glad I did.
The outside of this place made me think I was about to walk into a dive, and I was OK with that, as long as the food was good. Well, it certainly isn't a dive when you get past the front door, and the food is, in fact, great.
They do barbecue really well. I ordered the Brisket, but they had just run out. Normally I'd be a bit upset, but in this case it proves they do their own barbecue from scratch and that isn't as common as you might think. Further to that, they have so many tempting options I had more of a problem deciding what not to have.
The crab shack and seafood section of the menu is small, I grant you, but I wasn't going to expect miracles here in Calgary. What they do have is top notch (for Calgary). I can't wait to try the all-you-can-eat crab legs on Sunday and Monday nights.
As for the nightlife at Booker's, all I can say so far is that it is big and on Saturday's they have live blues. I'll have to go there on the weekends to see if the nightlife lives up to the rest of the place.
The only area they lack is the beer selection, which surprised me since they have a large bar. It isn't like they have NO quality beer, it's just limited.
If that is the worst thing I can say about this place, I'd say they are doing a pretty damn good job.
See you there!
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