Craft & Commerce

We loved this place so much we ate here twice, once for lunch and once for dinner. For lunch I had the BBQ Pork Banh Mi, with a side of fries. This ain't your Chinatown Banh Mi, actually it is so far away from the real thing, we should probably just call it a sandwich. You can't put pickled veggies and cilantro on a baguette-based sandwich and call it a Banh Mi... Ranting aside, this was a super yummy sandwich. The egg on top was cooked perfectly, with a lovely runny yolk that breaks open and covers the sandwich. It is super messy to eat, with sauce/yolk running down your hands. This is no time to act like a lady.  And don't get me started on the fries. These are by far the BEST fries I have ever had in my life. It still haunts my dreams. They are everything you want your fries to be and more. Throughout the pile of fries you can find bits and pieces of minced raw garlic and fresh rosemary, making the fries super flavourful and incredibly fragrant.

Now for my dinner... I had the fried chicken. Anytime that I see fried chicken on the menu, I will order it, so expect to see more fried chicken pictures in the future. The portion was huge. They literally give you half of a chicken. Unfortunately it wasn't memorable for me. It was okay.... just okay.

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Interesting spot in Little Italy.  Big variety of different kinds of very creative drinks and beers. Rustic and different interior  We went there on a Monday night after 9.30 and although there were plenty of tables and dinner time had pretty much passed, they would not allow us to sit down at a table because you have to consume food in order to sit down.

The interior of this place is killer.  So warm, cozy, industrial, and cold all at the same time.  The outside of the place even has fake ivy on it, which is kind of wierd actually.

The bartenders were pretty chill. There was almost no one when I arrived at 4 in the afternoon. I tried chatting one bartender up about local beers, after ordering a half price local brew for happy hour, but he wasn't particularly interested.  I could tell he didn't really give a fuck to be talking to me so I moved on to the other bartender.  The other dude was cool...straight out of Nashville.  Nice guy who really cared about the bartending trade.  

Happy Hour for that particular day was 1/2 price local San Diego pints.  I had a couple of   Ballast Point Sextant Stouts.  Quite tasty. Damn, I wish Atlanta had happy hour.