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| - Great concept - needs improvement to be truly great. My husband and I brought our son, my parents, and sister here, and the general reaction was that this restaurant has a lot of promise, but it's not living up to that potential...yet. This is an aspirational review. We were really excited about the prospect of a craft brew and burger place being in Gastonia, but one of the keys to what makes craft food attractive is the quality of the ingredients, and it is clear that the food here is very conventional, which to me lacks flavor and is not worth the extra cost. The types of burgers were interesting, but the food came to us very greasy, and it lacked the flavor that comes with local or especially fresh ingredients. We did enjoy the beer, nice selection. Our server was also very nice. We were very uncomfortable when we sat down because the sun was directly in our faces - no blinds to block the sun. We moved to a table that had less direct sun, but it was dirty from a previous party I assume. As a mom of a young child, I was horrified by the floor throughout the place, which was covered in grease, spilled drinks, and bits of food. My husband said that his feet slowly slipped apart as he stood to see the beer selection at the bar, just because of the amount of grease on the floor. I did not hide my disgust in my facial expression at the floor, which a server saw, but instead of getting someone to clean up the floor, she shuffled off to the back with an offended look on her face and then went on about her work. No one cleaned the floor while we were there. I'd be willing to go back (my husband less so), but I would hope for fresher ingredients, a better seating area, and a cleaner floor.
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