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| - My sister and I stopped by Sacred Pi with the pup around 4:30 on a Sunday afternoon; totally sold on their DAILY happy hour of 3:14-6pm. We sat out on the patio, which was deserted because we were the only ones nuts enough to sit out there on a triple-digit day. Ah, the things we do for the company of this crazy dog.
We were greeted with waters immediately (even a big ole bowl for our big ole dog), and our server was super attentive and friendly throughout our entire visit. We dove right into the happy hour menu, of course, and got a pizza and dessert too. For two tiny ladies, we can put food away pretty damn well.
We each opted for the Lumberyard Heffeweisen, $4 on HH, and it was a solid choice and a great pairing for pizza. We also had two orders of the HH caprese ($1 each) and the chorizo meatballs ($5). The caprese was fine, but the mozzarella a little on the tough side. The balsamic glaze it was served with was excellent. The chorizo meatballs were awesome, unlike any other meatball I've had before; be warned though, these are spicy lil nuggets!
We also ordered the small charcuterie board ($9), which was pretty underwhelming. It was a really solid manchego, super flavorful without being too harsh, and I'm always a sucker for marcona almonds. The fig jam that was served was also superb. This also came with some olive oil, arugula, mustard, balsamic glaze, and chorizo. No bread or crackers of any kind, which we thought was pretty strange. Maybe most people pay the buck extra for the bread on the HH menu?
For our pizza, we opted for the garlic and basil. It was strange. Not bad necessarily, just not at all what we were expecting. The thin crust was SUPER thin, like barely even a crust... more of a cracker with some melty cheese and toppings. Also, you've gotta REALLY love garlic to get on board with this one. I adore garlic, I use it in probably 80% of what I cook, but we're talkin' like half cloves squirreled away so that your entire mouth becomes garlic-bombed every three bites. A very strange experience. Though the basil seemed really fresh, I probably wouldn't opt for this one again.
The beeramisu was also fine. It was a perfectly well-made tiramisu, just didn't taste quite as much like beer as the menu made it seem.
I don't see us returning here any time soon, or at least not for pizza. Might revisit in late fall when the weather's nice again and the pup has proven himself a goodboi and deserving of an outing. Probably HH apps only, though.
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