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| - We trekked out early for a Friday to make sure we didn't have to wait for a table. 6:15pm arrival - snagged the last table in the place. After that, there was a steady crowd hovering around the door, waiting for tables to turn over.
I really liked the energy of the place, bustling and warm with wood floors and tin ceilings. We ordered a pitcher of Hopalicious ($14) which seemed to be less quantity-wise than four pints (about $4/ea), so you'd probably break about even to simply order the beer you want by the glass vs get a pitcher, just sayin'. The dinner menu was reasonably priced with many items in the $9-10 range and several veg options. I opted for the stuffed butternut squash and the Mister got the dinner steak special.
45 minutes later... dinner came (wowzers, good thing I wasn't too hungry)! Indeed, tables seated after us were somehow served dinner before us, but regardless, we were excited when our food finally arrived. The butternut squash was presented nicely, with a side salad and topped with sliced avocado. However, it was a bit dry and lacked much flavor besides regular ol' squashiness. The steak was undersized and over-cooked... yikes, a double whammy! Even the veg at the table knew that sucker was nowhere close to being medium rare. Fortunately our waitress was accommodating about sending it back and replacing it.
All in all, ambiance was great, prices were good, service was fine, food was underwhelming. I'd be willing to give it another shot, but there are probably a number of other spots I'd plan on hitting up first...
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