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| - Okay, but not great. People seem to LOVE this place so I feel a little weird writing this.
The first time I came here was to meet a friend for an post-dinner drink on a random weekday. The bartenders weren't particularly warm and friendly. Nothing really stood out from the visit. The second time was for happy hour with a few friends. I had their IPH IPA, which was decent. Happy hour pricing is pretty good, with $2 off drafts. The beer was fine but nothing special.
Yesterday I had lunch with a friend here, which was my first time trying the food. I ordered the Smoke Stack sandwich: shaved ribeye, white cheddar, arugula, and horseradish on sourdough. I enjoyed the ribeye with the melted cheese and horseradish (though it could have used more, to be honest). My only complaint is that there seemed to be an overwhelming texture and flavor of butter--I believe from the bread. It seemed like it was brushed or slathered on, and it was just too much. It gave the sandwich a greasy texture that just sort of ruined it for me.
I had a side of the loaded truffled fries. They were served with a very generous portion of the gorgonzola/truffle oil combination. They were good but extremely rich, so I could not finish the portion.
My friend had the fish and chips. She was served two GIANT pieces of fish, and commented that there were some uncomfortably soggy spots within the pieces. I tried a bit and it was okay, nothing amazing.
The atmosphere is pretty cool, I'll give them that. The bar/restaurant is also very spacious with plenty of seating. I'll probably stick to happy hours here going forward.
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