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I was invited to a get together with some work folks and was accompanied by the ultimate gentleman. I have fond memories of many of their locations (Costa Mesa, Irvine, Long Beach and West Palm Beach) and it was always with a crowd, so this is one of those chain places where good times are guaranteed.
We went for happy hour since the appetizers were half priced and pints were 3.25. The beer selection is HUGE and my companion and I had a hard time in choosing something to start with. One of the two servers taking care of our table suggested we get a "pre-designed" sampler. This is when the bar selects six beers for you, rather than you choosing six, and they stay within a certain medium, such as pale ales, darks, etc. We wanted something in the medium category.
The sampler is something I totally recommend you do if you're undecided about what beer you'd like and you have someone to share with you. We sipped each beer, rated them accordingly, and decided our top three, in order, were Redhook ESB, Redhook Blond, and Fat Tire's New Belgium. Since the top two were the New Belgium and the Blond, we ordered pints of each and shared 'em.
As for the appetizers, we picked up an order of the fried chicken strips and Hawaiian poke stack. Great choices (kinda hard to mess up chicken strips, though); the poke was a pretty good portion for an appetizer and was tasty!
Both of the servers were outstanding in tending to our party of 14. Very attentive, didn't miss a beat, and were great about reminding everyone to get their last orders in before happy hour ended. Can't beat that!
If only the Yard House were in the DMV.....
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