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| - Wow. It's really been a while since I rushed home to write a review. I met Sarah H and Dan H here tonight for happy hour. They just opened on Monday and we were excited something new had opened in the Foothills and we wanted to support them.
Well, first off we met here for happy hour but the only happy hour specials they had was on beer and wine. Not nearly as happy as we were hoping. We ordered some drinks, I had a nice Sauvignon Blanc, and looked over the menu. Nothing on the menu is very inspired or unique but I finally settled on a Mexican salad with black beans and chipotle ranch. Something cool and crunchy and spicy sounded just right. Dan ordered a Tuscan meat and cheese platter and Sarah wasn't really hungry so she just got the chili cheese dip which I was looking forward to trying anyway.
We chatted while we were waiting for our food but the place is so loud, it wasn't easy and they had the most god awful music on. Not quite loud enough you could understand it, but loud enough that it made it difficult to chat. We thought we heard country music but couldn't be sure. They definitely need to play something more café-ish to set the ambiance of a good meal with friends rather than being at a rodeo.
Sarah's chili cheese dip came out first and we dug in. It reminded us a lot of that Velveeta dip you make with a can of Rotel, only not as good. And they didn't give you much either. We ate it nonetheless because it's cheese, but I don't think we'll be ordering it again. Dan's meat and cheese plate looked fine but my salad wasn't quite what I expected. When I ordered it the waitress asked if I wanted Spring Mix for my lettuce or a green lettuce mix. While I normally go for the darker greens, I thought a green lettuce mix would be best to stand up to a heavy ranch dressing. What I got was a mix of spinach and arugula, predominately spinach, which couldn't stand up to the creamy dressing and was a soppy mess. I ate it, but I can't say I would ever order it again. Any salad here for that matter as the dressing was put on with such a heavy hand, it made what is normally a light meal, heavy and greasy.
We paid and were on our way in under an hour. It was too noisy and not really conducive to a long leisurely evening of chatting, drinking and eating. Maybe if they change their menu a bit and I give them some time to work out the kinks, I may try it again, but I'm sure.
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