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| - We met some friends for dinner here last Friday. Let me start by saying that I'm from Chicago, where parallel parking skills are a must. If you're looking fora spot that's easy to get into, plan on walking a few blocks!
We arrived and were seated right away. The atmosphere was nice, woody, with lots of paraphernalia hanging around to look at. You can see the big whatchamacallits that they store beer in at the back of the room. Also, there are enough TV's to catch the game without it feeling like a sports bar.
My friends and I are in our late 20's and early 30's, and we did have this weird feeling like we were outsiders. After about 20 minutes, we realized that we were some of the oldest people in the room! It wasn't a huge deal, especially since we were there while ASU classes are out for summer, but I'm sure if you went mid-semester, the place would be chalked to the gills with co-eds!
Our server was cheerful, attentive, and checked on us enough without it being overbearingly often. Food came fast and we never saw the bottoms of our glasses without already having another drink on the way.
We ordered the hummus and the soft pretzel for our apps, both were tasty. I ordered the fish 'n chips with homemade tartar sauce for my entree. The fish was good, but they should buy their tartar sauce, the homemade version wasn't great. I, not being a tartar expert, can't tell you exactly what was wrong with it, but put it this way...they could have served me straight mayo and I wouldn't have been able to tell the difference.
Mi compadres ordered burgers and both enjoyed them very much. I didn't try them, but I'll take their word for it.
We didn't order desert, although the Oatmeal Stout tiramisu dish sounded amazing.
Overall, a fun experience. We brought home a growler to enjoy at home and will definitely go back again!
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