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| - Just stopped by while running around on my motorcycle. I've gone past this place many times, and not stopped, but this time I did. The smell emanating from the place was too good to resist. It looks like they recently built or rebuilt, so everything is new and clean.
The sound system isn't too loud, but sounds very good. Whoever set it up knew what they were doing, to get the levels just right so that you can hear the music and the person next to you, without shouting. While I was there it was a steady diet of 80's and 90's hard rock, bands like Aerosmith, Van Halen, Scorpions, etc. Nothing special, not really my thing anymore, but at least it wasn't country, and in a place like this, I would not have been surprised to hear nothing but pop-country.
There's a large deck for outdoor dining and drinking if the weather's nice, and the parking lot is freshly paved and painted and spacious.
It's a bar, but I didn't look at drinks because I never drink when I'm riding my motorcycle. I stopped for dinner, and was completely blown away by how good the food was. I ordered fillet mignon medallions, which they have as their most expensive item on the menu for just $20. I wasn't expect much for that price, but it was superbly prepared, with a demi glace sauce, and a subtle smokey flavor, cooked perfectly, and paired with mushrooms, shallots, potatoes, and asparagus. I don't even like asparagus, and the asparagus was outstanding. I ate every bite and probably would have licked the plate clean if I could have.
The staff behind the bar were really nice, took good care of me and were friendly, and just seemed like real people. For a working class type of place, it's really, really good.
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