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| - Went on a Saturday Evening. We only tried the appetizers since we had not been before so figured we'd just test the waters, by having some drinks and apps.
Very pleasantly surprised. Good craft beer selection, about 8 taps not all nutcase super high gravity either. I did note that there were none of the IC-Light Bud etc on draft, ( I'm sure they are there in bottle for those so inclined) but this give me another sense of "They are trying with the drink selections" and aiming for a dining establishment with a good pub atmosphere rather than the prior places which were basically "North hills cheesy bar with some ok pub grub". All very subjective, but heck that's what a review is all about.
Nice looking spirits selection too, Mcallen 12 years on display shows some class in my book.
Wines by the glass at pretty reasonable prices sub $10 , also a reasonably drinkable Rose by the glass was on offer. Another touch of someone who "get's it".
Was a little worried, figuring "gotta kiss lots of frogs in this town to find a prince" when dining, especially in the North Hills. The location has hosted many of the same style of bar-food only pub/grille restaurants in the last 10 or more years, Magoos, Fiddlers, and places before.
This time the current owners and chef have made a difference.
We went early evening so were worried it there might be some of the all-day drinking crown which I might have associated with the previous joints. Nothing of the sort, nice casual atmosphere.
Prior to the food we were offered some warm bread along with a half roasted garlic clove, along with some unsalted butter. A nice touch and pretty tasty too.
We had the "Pig Wings". Chunks of nicely crispy but tender roasted pork done in the style of a lamb chop with the bone as a "handle". Very inventive and super tasty.
Also tried the Mussels which were pretty tasty if not blown away by them.
There was also a "chicken fingers" with sesame seeds which was perfectly cooked and crisp yet moist, some form of sweetish dipping sauce with this.
Local mushrooms were well prepared, sautéed and perhaps roasted but, too many button mushrooms for me. I'd have paid more for more wild variety.
We did not try the mains which did look pretty good, we were just testing the waters, looking for some nice apps and having a drink.
A fellow diners steak looked delicious and perfectly cooked and I regretted not jumping in with both feet for one of the mains, which include Filet, or NY strip or Lamb
Overall. we liked what we saw and tasted and we'll definitely be back to this little gem for a proper meal.
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