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So we walked into an empty place on a Sunday afternoon and was greeted by a friendly flighty waitress and a bartender watching the game on the TV behind the bar.
Unfamiliar to the beers in Cleveland area we asked the waitress about some on tap and got a reply of "I don't drink beer, I really don't know" So we ask for one, a shot in the dark, oh they're out of that. Ok, try another, finally get it. The daytime bartender was much more interested in the football game then answering questions from his ONLY customers .
On to the good, we ordered the pork belly to start. It came out looking good, but two bites in, of the only four on the plate, we realize it's terribly under cooked and more like a block of fat then a crispy rendered pork belly it should be.
So we move on to the guiness bbq wings, Described as fried to a crispy finish in duck fat. Well they were not crispy, in fact they were quite dry. The only redemaing quality was the sauce.
Another attempt at sampling some different beers ended up in more frustration with the non interested incompetent daytime bartender. Luckily the night time bartender came and even though our clueless waitress couldn't find the strength to ask him about the different beers, he was courteous enough to answer my questions when I walked up to the bar and started down the list of "what is this one, what is that one?"
Really, if you're going to offer such a nice sampling of beers shouldn't your staff have a clue as to what is an IPA and what is a stout? Really?? At least know what the draught beers are.
OH, and the lazy daytime bartender gave us both a nasty cold to bring home with us. Thanks for that !
Not being able to take any more we got a chicken sandwich to go, nothing impressive there, and left thinking "Wow, they dont' stand a chance"
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