FloBama Restaurant and Music Hall

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  Atmosphere:  5    Just beautiful.  I love what they did with this place.   The tables all appear to be re purposed wood and the table stands are actually old barrels.   The bathrooms are nice, although one of the urinals in the mens restroom has been out of order for what seems like forever now and some of the sink nozzles have been ripped off.   They have two pools tables nestled in the back, out of the way of traffic, which is the best place for them.   They have the premiere sound stage in the shoals, but took them awhile to realize how to utilize it.   I think turning down the Doc Daily and Alabama Shakes show then it selling out in Sheffield kind of opened  their eyes to the local music scene.  
  
  Beer:  3.0   Their tap selection is very similar to OTR and at this present time, may be the exact same.   Although I think they may have Angry Orchard while OTR has Magic Hat.  But their bottled selection is not as extensive.  For the most part, it is run of the mill crap.   They do offer Sam Adams Boston Lager and that is usually my go to here.  
  
  Food:  4.0    The food is pretty good.  Some things I have had here are pretty standard and nothing to write home about  -- baked potato, potato salad, polish dog, cheese sticks, but they have some items that are a pleasant surprise.   Their wraps are delicious and they have a wonderful white sauce to put on them.   Their mustard slaw is probably the best I have ever had which makes their slightly above average polish dog and their pretty good hotdog take on a whole new meaning.    
  
  Service:   1.6  Unfortunately this is where they lose me.  I would even have their rating lower if it were not for their manager.  I assume he is still there.   I think his name is Josh.   He has went out of his way to appease some of my complaints in the past.   But I still seem to get the same inattentive service every time I go in there, whether there be 100 customers or 4.    The waitresses generally seem to have very little knowledge of the food or drinks and I generally find myself asking questions, then waiting a good 10 minutes or so while they go find the answer.    Generally these are questions you would expect your wait staff to know.  
  
  Overall:   Really neat decor and building.   Come for the atmosphere, leave for the service.

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  Posted on 03.24.13 Chris F.

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  Took over 1 hr to get food. Never got appitizer. Even asked for it to go after our food came out...never got it. I ordered wings, which had obviously been sitting for 20 min or more. Terrible terrible terrible. Only plus was the live music

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  Posted on 09.08.12 Wes C.

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  I'm from Texas and even I really enjoyed their pulled pork.  It was melt in your mouth amazing.
  
  FloBama has a large stage for music, plenty of TV's and seating and a great bar.  This is your typical sports bar that if college wasn't out for the summer would probably be packed with lots of University of Alabama students since the off-shoot campus is within walking distance.  Nonetheless the crowd was still 20-30 somethings the night we came.
  
  My friend and I came on a weekend to watch some bands who were performing for the WC Handy Music festival and we had a good time.  The place was packed with people.  
  
  They have a massive menu with plenty of bar food options.  On the nights they get busy it can be difficult to get draft beer so to be safe just order bottled beer.

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  Posted on 08.09.12 Heather F.

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  On a rainy Thursday evening we decided to make our first trip into the FloBama since my wife worked downtown and didn't want to drive to meet at another location.  I arrived first and was nicely greeted at the door by a friendly hostess and seated.  The waitress promptly took my drink order and understood that I was waiting for someone else.  She checked back a couple of times before my wife arrived.  
  
  After my wife arrived, the waitress was prompt in taking my wife's drink order and getting it to the table.  We ordered dinner, wife got the 1/2 smoke chicken plate and I ordered the BBQ Pulled Pork plate.  Wait time for the meal on a slow rainy night was a little long, but not enough to get disturbed about since the live music had started.  
  
  After our meals arrived, we were pleasantly surprised.  The wife's chicken was very tasty and the smoke flavor not overpowering.  The chicken was not long off the smoker.  My pulled pork was also very tasty and with a good hickory smoke flavor.  Both of the meats were well above expectations for a bar food style restaurant..  
  
  As to sides I had the mustard slaw which was a little heavy on the green peppers but otherwise quite good.  The fries were standard frozen fried fries and were not of any note.
  
  On the night we were there, a trio was playing on the stage.  Their music was great and complimented the meal very well.  This particular group played a lot of Southern Rock and rocknroll oldies (the best kind).  We enjoyed there playing and would have stayed longer but the wife was tired after a long day.
  
  One thing I will note also is that this not just an establishment for the young crowd.  On this night there were people of all different age groups dining, laughing, conversating and generally just having a good time.  So don't let the idea of this just being a hangout for young adults color your decision to visit the FloBama.  
  
  Overall, it was a pleasant experience and I would recommend anyone to give it a try.  This as I stated above was our first trip, but won't be our last.  We are putting this on our list of places to dine out in Florence.

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  Posted on 03.09.12 Dave R.

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