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| - Was taken here on a business lunch on a week day. I must say I am quite the fan of anything with history and character, and this little one-room schoolhouse with its exposed brick, antique clocks on the wall and an apple on every "desk" warmed my heart before I even sat down at our table. There was quite a long line as we went just after noon, but we had our names taken promptly and were sat in 15 minutes or so. Watching the chefs in the exposed kitchen and the cafeteria-style display of treats at the front counter got my mouth watering and kept me very well entertained. It also gave me ample time to food-creep.
There is quite the list of unique cocktails, many of which featured Bourbon if that's your thang. It wasn't a Mad Men work lunch for me, but I LOVED that their ice tea is fresh brewed and you can get it unsweetened and sweeten it yourself, American-style. One star just for that! The lunch menu wasn't very extensive, especially if you're not a brunch/eggs person (that eliminates half the menu right off the bat). That said, I had the jerk chicken and mango sandwich and my co-workers each had a salad and an egg dish, and we all really enjoyed our meals.
The only draw back was the service was incredibly slow, we waited over 30 minutes for our food and nearly missed our after-lunch meeting (a shame, really). That said, the place was packed and a waitress had apparently cut herself and they were one man down. The owner came out and spoke to everyone to make sure their meals were good, to explain the situation and offer her apologies. She even tracked us down after we paid and gave us a coupon to come back next time, apologizing again. I thought that was super sweet, and she seemed genuinely apologetic.
Overall, I would definitely come back to this cozy, quaint little hipster joint in Liberty V. They also have a small patio that will be calling my name this summer.
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