Station 43 Tavern

In the mood for some good ol American comfort/Tavern food?  This place hits the mark dead on.  

The atmosphere is cozy.  Decorated with lots of vintage firefighting gear, and pictures from the areas early firefighters, there is a lot to look at making the conversation easy and the wait for your food seem to fly.  For the most part the room is well divided, giving the sense of semi-privacy.

I won't comment on the bar selection here, as half of the establishment is a bar.  We were drinking the last bit of the Christmas Ale, but I am certain (based on lack of open seats at the ample bar) that you could find the drink you are looking for at a great price.

Appetizers started with buffalo wings and calamari.  Both of these were knocked out of the park.  We finished every bit of the appetizers and now I couldn't wait for my bacon cheeseburger to make its way to the table.

It did not let me down.  Perfectly cooked (medium rare isn't easy to get just right) juicy and full of flavor.  The fries were also done just right.  After eating way more than I should have, I finished up, and the wife and I ordered a nightcap to enjoy the atmosphere.

While finishing our drinks, the woman next to me (obviously out on a first/second date) choked on her wine and spit it all over me and her date.  She didn't acknowledge that she did this, probably to try and save face, so I played it in stride and quietly dried my face and shirt and we left.  We had a good laugh about it on the way out to the car...I hope the rest of the date went a little better for that lady!

We love this place - it's a great local place (we go there 1+ times a week) but it's worth a trip to explore if you're looking for a new place with interesting decor, good food, good beers (esp. on tap) and a fun staff.  The floorplan is split between restaurant and bar; I'd suggest having dinner at the bar to enjoy the fun.  The steak bites appetizer is excellent - the potato skins also.  Any / every burger is a good choice - the pizzas are sized for 1 or 2 to share - the wings are great - they usually have daily specials that are really good as well (especially the soups).  The fish dinner is really good also.  We've never had a bad meal here; the food is consistently great.

The food here was great and the service was excellent. I got a salad and the margherita pizza. The salad was delicious and so was the pizza but the pizza was smaller than expected. But this is still a great place to eat and our server was very friendly.