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| - The Library is one of several iterations that this location has gone through since I've been at the university. It offers upscale bar food, which I've usually found to be pretty good. It's funky and cool on the inside, with a good beer selection, an odd assortment of tables and chairs, and boasting actual books. It does tend toward crowded and noisy at peak hours.
All that being said, my experience today somewhat soured my opinion of The Library.
First, I would suggest that you sit in the patio area ONLY IF:
1.) You are fond of bees.
2.) You enjoy eating lunch within spitting distance of the Indy 500.
3.) You think it's cool to watch little bugs boiling gently in your beer as you slowly roast in a 150 degree oven. (Umbrellas would be a good idea.)
Second, anyone who has read my recent ecstatic ravings about the smoked turkey sandwich at Brasserie V can appreciate that the bar in the turkey sandwich arena has been set very high. So I can speak with confidence when I say that The Library's Best Turkey Sandwich Ever was...not. Not even in the ballpark. To whit: 1) the turkey was cut thickly, but lacked the wonderful smokiness of B. V's offering. 2) I generally like my grilled sandwiches to be hot on the inside, and this was not even warm enough to melt the cheese. 3) The overwhelming mayo was gagifying. 4) Most distressingly, I opened my sandwich to see the inner workings, and I was greeted by a couple of chunks of turkey that were clearly not cooked.
Please pass the salmonella? Not best ever. Not even good. DISGUSTING.
Gross sandwich aside, the Cajun fries were screw-it-I'm-going-to-be-fat-and-happy awesomely good. The Library is a nice little hangout, and I'm sure I will be back for the odd after-work beer--but sans turkey sandwich.
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