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| - Alright, so I've been to Happy Dog twice. Once, just to hang out and catch up with a friend over beers, and the second time was on trivia night. Gotta love trivia. The first time my friend and I were sort of forced downstairs because there was a band playing upstairs. I'm fine with the basement's grungy-type feel, but honestly it was still so loud from the music, it was still difficult to have a conversation. So, not the best for us there. The bartender downstairs was super nice though.
When we went to trivia a few weeks ago, I was excited to finally try one of their famous dogs and some tots. The food was fine - there was a little bit too much aioli on my dog, but otherwise everything was great. Loved all the different sauce options, of course, especially the Alabama white BBQ and thai chili and garlic sauce. I'm not into PBR or Genesee Cream Ale (call me a beer snob, I don't care!) so we racked up quite a bill just on beer alone, pretty much leveling out the cheapness of the food. They do have a great beer list, although it apparently needed to be updated. I asked the bartender what the "seasonal" specials were and she said they really didn't have any seasonals at the time. So that was pretty weird, but we sat at the bar the whole time and overall service was friendly enough and quick.
Trivia night is ridiculous. I know this place has a hipster reputation, but even as a group of educated, relatively culture-savvy 20-somethings, we felt out of place. Lots of obscure music questions, and not a whole lot of variety. I love when trivia nights are actually challenging, but this was just ostracizing. Might be back for beer, but not on Monday nights!
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