How old am I that still succumb to peer pressure? A group of us were heading out from the Secret Chocolatier Yelp event nearby, and wanted to grab a quick, light bite. I thought I could just sneak away to get some work assignments completed ...but that didn't happen. I told myself to stay briefly, but ended up having beer, some wings, and friggin' PORK CHOPS! (w/shout-out to Wintry Mix Tonya P - thanks, I owe you one!)
The food was solid, but nothing to write home about. Their fried pickles (yeah, I had some of that too) were lightly battered unlike most places and tasted ok. Their dipping sauce or whatever it was, could be better. Same goes for the wing sauce - pure Tabasco is whack. The wings smelled delicious and glistened under the dining room lighting, but underwhelming without proper dipping sauces. The pork chop was yummy, as was the "sweet potato mashed potatoes" (that can't be what it's called). I like me some asparagus, but these were grilled and just didn't seem to go well with the rest of the dish. Juicy pork chops were topped with a sweet chutney, the "sweet mashed potatoes" (that can't be right either) had the soft texture, but then you had these grilled, wilted asparagus. Contrast/texture is fun for dinner, but this didn't work.
Service and ambiance was nice throughout dinner until about 10:15PM when they turned on the lights to gently nudge us out. Stuff like that kinda sucks too because you feel un-welcomed. But that's getting picky - we were grateful their kitchen was open, and the server was nice.
Will I come back? Meh, doubt it. Will I come back if fellow Yelpers say, "C'mon, you wuss. All the cool kids are staying, don't you want to be cool?" You bet your a$$ I will. #iwishthaticouldbelikethecoolkids
dmo out.