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| - Ok, so I finally made it to Wild Rose for dinner. I've been meaning to go for some time based on the reviews. Maybe it was the food that I chose to order, but WRB was very good, but not great. The experience is different here, the space is wide open, and the crowd seemed to be an older bunch that most likely live in Garrison Woods. The staff was friendly enough, and service was pretty good, as was the food.
We ordered the pistachio crusted goat cheese, which is served with crostinis I thought were too crisp. My friend had the veggie chili for dinner, I had a bite and it was just ok, but I'm not a huge chili - especially veggie chili - person. I had the crab cakes and they were huge, but seemed rather heavy and I would have preferred it if they were crispier. Both the appetizer and the cakes were served on greens but they lacked any dressing/flavor, otherwise I would have eaten them. Of course, the beer was great.
I'm glad I tried this unique place out, but living downtown I would probably save the trip and go some place closer to home next time. When my beer enthusiast step-father comes to town again, I will definitely bring him here.
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