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| - The Yard. The name rolls smoothly off the tongue and conjures images of kids having fun while running around and playing games. That's a pretty accurate picture, except these are big kids. With alcoholic beverages. Fun!
Our group was a rather large one and we had a reserved lounge section. Our reservations were for their "maximum amount" of 14 and we were assured that any additional people over and above that amount could have join us and pull up chairs. Our group probably ended up being around 20 or so. Unfortunately, there wasn't enough space for our entire group to sit or anywhere to add chairs to our section, but we managed to find a way to make it work between standing and walking over to play some games. Drinks came as quickly as our one server could bring drinks for our 20 or so (plus the other section or two that she likely had that night).
I did not get offered a menu at any time throughout the night, but did ask for one at one point and our server was quick to respond. And throughout the night, I could always be found with a drink in my hand. And our server managed to keep a dozen or so separate checks for our group. Overall, I thought our server did a pretty remarkable job given the amount of people she was serving, the lack of help, and having to keep all those separate checks straight!
The reason for our gathering was that three of us were celebrating our birthdays that night. And The Yard stepped up and provided a free bottle of champagne for us! That was completely unexpected and totally awesome of them.
And the food... oh the food. Pretzel and cheese fondue was just ok... but I also had the joy of indulging in a Turkey Pastrami sandwich. The sammy definitely hit the spot and left me completely satisfied. Seriously, the sandwich could not have been any better.
I know a handful of the people in our group were not as happy with the experience as I was, so I knocked off a star for that... as well as the whole parking mess they have. I didn't even attempt to valet (which I believe is the only option offered) because the line of cars was so long that I couldn't even turn in off of 7th Street. Fortunately, I was able to find street parking across the street and walk over... but I'm sure the neighbors aren't a fan of the likely herds of drunk people that must walk through their neighborhood after leaving this FOX concept every night.
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