VERY COOL...VERY GOOD! Faux wood paneling, a taxidermy deerhead mounted on the wall, gourmet coffee, a midnight menu and a DJ spinning Tones On Tail and Archers Of Loaf have in common? Its a bit confusing like a cross between Deep Ellum and Reno, NV. They're food truck is in an old Winnebago. Some of these things should be off-putting to me but it all works somehow, seemingly genuine and keeps me interested. There's a dynamic scene (more later)
I moved into the Mile End and found this place immediately (my patio was directly across the street). I thought I discovered a gold mine, a seemingly innocent dive bar that I could occupy after work, but then found out it was "trendy" ... don't write it off too quickly for that, there's substance as well as a scene and depending on the time of day or night you go you'll see families, down-and-outs and/or artists and "cool" people there but it never alienates you or others from joining in. There's a limited menu but one of my all-time favorite burgers (It's REALLY good), I've had a few of the other items and all have been good to great. It's not really a dining destination and not really a bar ...it's somewhere i between