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| - My wife and I went there on a Friday night, the place was pretty busy but the server was still able to attend to us. First the good: Really nice big bar in Oregon that looks like it will be a fun place to watch football in the fall as it had a lot of tv's around. The bar seemed to have a lot of beer choices, and although they were busy, it did not take long for us to get our drinks and the appetizer we ordered. I really liked the cheese curds that we ordered. The curds themselves tasted like they were fresh from the farmer's market.
Now the "need's improvement": The server was nice, but my wife was trying to order some simple beers and it seemed that the server did not know much about what beers they offered. She asked a few questions to the server which were met with "I don't know answers". I know the bar is new, so I am hoping that soon the staff will be more familiar with their offerings. I, on the other hand, ordered a simple Vodka and red bull. The first one I ordered was a "tall" and it seemed to have a decent mix of alcohol to redbull, however the second one I ordered was a "short" as we were going to leave soon and I was wanting to take it easy. This "short" was way over poured and tasted stronger than my "tall". Now I know some might read this and say, "that's great!" but I prefer a well mixed drink and to not get blitzed like I was at Wando's, especially since the Oregon cops sit on double MM. I foresee an uptick for OWI's in Oregon, and a loss in bar profits if they continue the heavy hand.
While the cheese curds themselves were good, the sauce to dip them was a simple store bought ranch dressing. It would have been perfect if they had done just that extra step and created a custom dipping sauce to go with the effort they did to get a good curd. Lastly, I ordered a buffalo chicken wrap, as we wanted to test their food a bit and it was so/so. The wrap itself was large, but that was simply a wrap rolled up. It would have been nice if the wrap actually folded the ends in on itself to make a better presentation, The fries were the "Bottomless" fries, but they were not good and I would not have wanted a second helping. They were mushy and dark brown. My wife saw on someone else's plate some waffle fries and said that they looked better, but I can't attest to their taste.
Overall I think the place was ok for Oregon, but it can definately improve. As it stands, I would rather drive to the Great Dane in Fitchburg if my wife and I really wanted good pub food.
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