I asked hubby where he wants to go for Father's Day and he said smokehouse, so after speaking with some friends they suggested Hayden Block. I didn't like the fact that they don't take reservations (lining up with two young kids isn't that fun) but thought if I could go early enough to beat the dinner rush I should be ok. We arrived around 6pm on Father's Day and was lucky enough to get a table.
Service was pretty quick and friendly for the most part, though I felt some of the servers looked at us awkwardly as we had our kids with us, yet they are family friendly up to a certain time... so I don't know what's the deal with that. We ordered our drinks and food and didn't have to wait very long for them to arrive. I will say I was pretty impressed with the food - brisket, hot link, deep fried pork belly and that giant short rib bone - really flavorful and tender! The salads were good as well - I found the mac and cheese a tad too cheesy and gooey for my taste. What I liked the most was the corn bread - the honey butter was a perfect condiment to it!
Definitely great meats here - will be back!