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| - I'm glad I was able to stop in here for lunch with a group of 9 while exploring the Mr. Washington area. Like the majority of the people we saw, my group took the lift up here to do a little exploring and see the awesome views of the city. The location of this restaurant isn't quite as convenient as a lot of other places, but if you feel like making the short hike past the line of all of the other restaurants in the area to come here, you won't be disappointed.
They easily accommodated our large group by pushing a couple of tables together, and we were quickly helped by a waitress who did a great job throughout our entire visit. They have a great selection of rotating beers on draft, including plenty of local selections. In bottles, they have an even better selection and even offer some specialty bombers that you can usually only find in nice beer stores. Being from out of town, it was nice that they made a big effort to highlight which of the breweries on their list were local, as I always try to drink local when traveling.
The menu is a mix of mostly appetizers, sandwiches/burgers, and wings. They also have some flatbreads, quesadillas, salads, and soups. Just reading the majority of the descriptions of the offerings might have actually contributed to blocking a few of my arteries, and it didn't take long to realize that healthy dining is not a priority here. If you like crazy foods that will force you to loosen you belt a notch or two, you'll fit right in here. I seriously considered getting the "big ham", which is a combination of baked ham, glazed ham, smoked ham, honey roasted ham, capicola, bacon, swiss, and dark mustard all served on a Kaiser bun. As tempting as that sounded, it seemed a little heavy for lunch. A plethora of other sandwiches followed a similar model with a big piles of ingredients that will please the pallet but knock a few years off the life expectancy. One person in our group was brave enough to get the grilled cheese cheeseburger, which is a half pound burger with both the top and bottom buns replaced by grilled cheese and bacon sandwiches.
I went with the wings, as they were advertised as "undisputedly the best in the tri-state area." They were good. While I have nothing else to compare it to in Pittsburg, they probably wouldn't make the best of Indy, but would certainly be in the discussion for the top 5. The wings themselves are pretty traditional and a nice size for $10 a dozen, but the sauce options are where things really get interesting. I'd say there are around 25 or so options, and they cover about every flavor profile you could be looking for. Each is categorized on a 0-5 scale for heat, with just about every single on at 2.5 or less. I got the honey garlic habenero which was 1 of the only 3 options that was rated above a 3 on the heat scale, and it was a little disappointing heat-wise. The next step up from it was the atomic at a 5, so maybe a few more options between those would be nice. Their sweet BBQ sauce was good, and I wish I had the option to try a lot more as there were a lot of interesting flavors to choose. Coming here on Wednesday for their wing day with 44ยข wings is definitely a great deal.
Like I said earlier, our server did great during our visit by keeping drinks filled and getting us everything we need. She even brought out the kids food ASAP so they weren't getting too fidgety waiting for the whole large order to come out at once. The place definitely has a tavern feel to it with plenty of wood and a good number of TVs around the walls. If you are there before 2, at least on a Saturday, they also have a brunch menu but I did not even take a look at that. If I lived around here, I could definitely see this being a place I come to when I felt like I could handle a plethora of calories and fat, but would certainly be a go-to for good beer.
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