I can't believe I've never reviewed this place before! Â I've been coming here for years and always enjoy the cast of characters. Â Don't let the biker vibe deter you. Â They have great, friendly service and an amazing rooftop patio. Â The burgers are the way to go, but the brunch is good too. Â They also make a solid bloody mary. Â Great place to spend a Sunday on the roof day drinking.
Review Source:I used to live in the area before I moved to the burbs, and The Spoke will be one of the most longed for places in the city for me.
First and foremost it's a bar. looking through their menu (read "novel in clipboard form") can be a daunting task between all of the wonderful whiskey choices available. If beer's more your thing, they have dozens on tap and 80% of infinity beers in bottles. I've only tried two cocktails there: the Gutterslut Margarita (on special some time earlier in the week) which is legit, and the Magic Rootbeer. I tried some out of a friends glass, and it truly is magical. Crystal clear in appearance with a gnarly piece of some root in it, you would think you're drinking a highly alcoholic sarsaparilla.
I've never been disappointed with the food. Wings are served literally smoking on their platter, and their pulled pork is one of the best if not THE BEST around with just the perfect amount of smoke.
When you pull on the actual bike handlebars to open the door, you will most likely have to hunt for a seat if it's after 5PM but it's not a big deal as even when it's completely packed, service is very quick and attentive. Finally, Saturday nights is home to "Smut and Eggs." While I still haven't attended, it's basically brunch from midnight 'till close with certain shall we say "child un-friendly" movies playing on the TV's
The menu caters to hangovers on Sunday. In search of a Bloody Mary and a hot breakfast plate then park your Harley here. They have 8 different bloody's to choose from and long beer list. Any whiskey or scotch you could ever want with Jim, Jack, and Jameson coming from the barrel.
The dining room full of folks trying to get back to sea level. I opted out of breakfast since it was almost two and went for a burger. Standard, medium-rare, could have used a little more seasoning, but it fit the bill. And the mussels with a roasted tomato broth were awesome but needed additional bread (who in the city serves mussels with an ample amount of bread?!). Our waitress was a rock star and by no means was rushing us even though there was a 30 minute wait. She was straight up about menu items in question and truly made the dining experience pleasant.
They will be packed on Sunday. The bar will be full and when groups get called for their table the vacant seats will surely be sniped instantly. Don't hesitate, just go, before its too late. Bloody's are popular, you'll see beer side cars everywhere, and that's a good indication.
Biker bar, biker dudes, biker beers...you get the point. If you can't find the booze or beer you are looking for then you need to leave. Jameson from the barrel will change your perspective and having it from the bottle will not impress you. A solid option on a Sunday afternoon, or stop in for half off loud mouth soup on Whiskey Wednesday, and you may find yourself sticking around for an extra beer.
I live down the street, so we come here a few times each month out of pure convenience. I generally get a tostada appetizer as a meal, and my fiance binges on beer while I drink a vodka soda.
But FINALLY, this weekend, we did brunch here (also known as "Hangover Hospital," even though we weren't hungover). That's really something to write home about, so to speak. I had a delicious fried egg sandwich that usually comes on rye bread but, trust me, ASK FOR A PRETZEL BUN. A Fried Egg Sandwich on a PRETZEL BUN?! Does life GET any better? (Answer: Probably. But still).
And the bloodies! So delish. I had the smoky bloody and it was absolutely wonderful, but I suspect I would have loved the scotch bloody as well.
I. Will. Be. Back.
The wait staff was incredibly nice. We had to wait a bit for a large group of us for Sunday brunch, but the staff communicated to us about the status of our table. I hesitated about bringing my 2 year old, but they had high chairs or booster seats and chocolate milk. It was great. Do I have to mention how amazing the bloody Mary's and French toast are? Great service.
Review Source:I've eaten here a few times and have always had a great experience. My only critique would be to update your beer list! I asked for about 3 different beers and the server kept coming back to tell me they were all out! Their outdoor patio is great on a summer or fall day. I will be back.
Review Source:Went to try out the burger. Â Have been checking out all the great burgers in the city, and this was on a couple of lists. Â
Easily found a place to sit on a Saturday evening. Â Loved the decor (motorcycle stuff everywhere). Â Terrific beer selection: had some more obscure Bells and Great Lakes choices, two of my favorite breweries. Â Oddly, they also had Genesee Cream Ale, which was nostalgic. Â It's not good beer, but it's one of the very first beers I ever drank back in the early 90s in my late teens in upstate New York. Â A nice touch.
Was a little turned off that the whole burger thing was build your own. Â I really like the idea of a burger place crafting what they feel is the perfect burger, whether it involves a fried egg, or their home made ketchup, or their locally sourced bacon or whatever. Â But, no problem. Â I constructed MY idea of a great burger and it was absolutely great. Â yummy fries, too. Â Not sure I'd place this one at the top... but man, it was perfectly done (medium rare for me)... I do like the egg a little more runny, but...
I have to say, I need to recommend the starter we had: BACON TEMPURA. Â whoa. Â I mean, whoa. Â Deep fried bacon. Â Absolutely amazing. Â
Great place. Â Will be back.
I came here for brunch and had the gumbo with poached eggs. Â Admittedly, it was the only gumbo I've ever tried, but it was delicious. Â As a huge beer fan, I also had a fun time checking out all of the rare bottles along their shelves. Â I'll have to come back here and try a bloody mary some time.
Review Source:Everything is good here. Everything. I'm talking about the food & beverage, not the after hours television selection.
But I have been impressed with every item I've had on this menu, so much so that I'm able to branch out often and try new things, instead of relying on stand-bys and favorites like I do with other restaurants.
I have had, and rate 5 stars, to the following menu items:
- Jumbo Steak Burrito
    Not quite as big as Ty Domi's head, but the perfectly cooked steak and the great ingredients make up for quantity with quality.
- FatBoy Burger
    You can add grilled onions, barbecue, lettuce, tomato, BACON, cheese. You can choose the bun. You have the option for fried egg and avocado. It's all gold. This is the cure for the hangover before it starts.
- French Fries
   Cut and seasoned perfectly, a great compliment to their homemade barbecue sauce, which I would drink on its own.
- Fried Egg Sandwich
   I order this the most, because if anyone else in the restaurant orders it, I get food envy. It's beautiful, it's huge, and it's delicious.
- Bloody Mary w/ Scotch
   It's like drinking a campfire. A delicious, smokey, bacon filled camp fire.
I highly recommend this place...it's worth traveling to if you're not in the neighborhood. I can't wait for summer and the roof deck.
I love this place. They have a phenomenal beer menu, with hard to find BCS usually available. Not many places can boast that...so barrel-aged beer lovers, head here!
The bloody marys are really good. Not the best in this world, but really good. I like the flavor of parm cheese in it, but sometimes it becomes really annoying to try and fit the shredded cheese through the straw.
The brunch is great...usually potatoes are served with breakfast food as a cheap filler but have zero flavor. Not here! They were one of the best parts of the meal!
The corned beef hash is a perfect hangover remedy. Basically, I mix the hash, the potatoes, and the poached eggs together for one big breakfast mess. The blood mary washes it down, and I'm cured!
The only complaint is that this place could stand to expand, especially in the bar area. It gets very, very cramped. This place is always busy, too. There is NEVER any good parking, prepare to walk or park illegally. So get there early, have some barrel-aged stouts to comfort the soul, and you won't be disappointed.
Ya know, I dig this place because it reminds me of my daddy and his bikes. I like the motorcycle parts and pictures and paraphernalia probably because I grew up around all this stuff and it feels comfortable. I tipped over my Dad's bike onto my brother when he was 4 while trying to pretend ride the bike....but all that doesn't matter now. Oh, my brother, he's fine. Thanks for asking. He does have male pattern baldness but I don't believe that was caused by having a motorcycle tipped over on him.
Anywho....brunch here today was almost inedible. French toast that had been sitting in the warming tray or on the counter for at least 10 minutes before it was served. Bacon was microwaved and hard and could have taken out a steel filling in a tooth if you bit down too hard. Waitress claimed juice was fresh squeezed but was clearly concentrate. Some people know the difference.....
Kinda hate writing this review because the service is super good here and the bartenders are friendly and the roof is cool and the everything else is sweet but jeezus H. Christ can you get it together with the food? I mean you already have a customer base and NOT just people that are hungover or are drinking. Why not make a LITTLE bit more effort. It wouldn't even take much. Just serving the food when it comes up would help. Seriously.
the best gumbo in the worlddddd! its serious stuff when you get it with the two poached eggs for brunch (they only do the eggs on weekends unfortunately). although everything else on the menu always looks great -- the only thing i ever get is the gumbo. GUMBO GUMBO GUMBO!
great food and booze with friendly service. doesn't get better than that!
This is definitely a unique bar/restaurant. Â Our server was super friendly and helped us with the beer selection and food menu. Â I was pleased with both. Â Plus they play really good rock music!
The food is quite good. Â The brisket was the recommended dish, but I'm not a brisket gal. Â Everyone else at my table had the brisket and loved it. Â I had the buffalo chicken sandwich which was delicious and also extremely messy. Â Totally worth it.
Had a really good time with the music, beer, food and service accompanying my great company.
Went here for lunch and had a great experience. You can get a fully loaded burger, fries, and a beer/soda all for $10. The service was very nice even though they were super busy she took time to make sure I got what I wanted. Great draft list and there are so many whiskeys, bourbons and scotches it truly blows your mind!
Review Source:Wow! Massive whiskey list! The best is Wednesday nights where they are all half off :) Their beer list is also impressive!
Came here and tried some of their sandwiches. The Boss Hog pulled pork really could hold its own against any BBQ joint. My buddies Fat Boy burger was ridiculous as well.
I bookmarked The Twisted Spoke forever ago after seeing it on Chicago's Best. They showed the deep fried goodness items I knew I had to try plus various Bloody Marys I knew my friend would appreciate. I finally went a couple weeks ago and am really glad I did.
Street parking is a bit rough to find but that's the parking option. The atmosphere is super chill and kind of biker meets metal. We had no issue getting seats for a late weekday lunch. I was happy to see they had 5 Rabbit on tap but only Vida Muerte which is not my favorite from the brewer. $6 for a bottle and I guzzled it right down! I tried a bit of my friend's Road Rash Bloody Mary that they are famous for - oOoO spicy!
Going here, I had a goal to try all the deep fried items I had seen on Chicago's Best so we had a feast of appetizers!
Tempura bacon $5 - Amazeballs. I've had deep fried bacon before but having it in tempura batter is what makes this the best deep fried bacon I've tried. It melted in my mouth and was a fantastic spin on the swine candy.
Fried cheese curds $6 - Delicious! They use Wisconsin cheddar cheese which is a bit different than the usual cheese curds. They were very deep fried, maybe a tad too much, but man were they good. Ooey, gooey, yum.
Wild Ones $8 - Loved this. Deep frying + Mushrooms = Healthy, right? Deep fried mushrooms in 4 varieties, I believe it was. One of those varieties was portobello which are a personal favorite of mine! Yum!
All three of these deep fried goodnesses were served with at least one dipping sauce.
I'd get any of these apps again, but I have my eye on the grilled cheese for the next time I stop in. And yes, there will definitely be a next time!
My bf and I came here tonight and had the worst experience that confirmed for me why I'll never be back.
We ordered the 3 chicken taco meal w/ rice and beans and a garden salad. We each had 1 beer. The chicken taco plate came out cold. We sat there for about 10 min before the server could even be found. My bf asked the server (his name was Matt H) if the rice was supposed to be cold, and he said 'yes it is, but i can warm it up for you if you want'. The plate came back to our table with the same temperature....not sure what happened here...
The salad I ordered was pretty mediocore..Just letuce, 2 tomato wedges and 2 cucumber wedges drenched in dressing and a rock hard crouton. When we asked for our check, we spoke up and told him we were unhappy about the plate coming out cold and it was pretty bad. He said he couldn't do anything about it and became defensive and explained if we had eaten less, he could have done something about it earlier. I was actually shocked at this remark and told him that we had been sitting waiting for him to come back---he never came to check on us once after he brought back the cold plate of rice. Even if this server would have apologized or something, I could have been ok with this..but the fact of the matter is, you just don't treat customers like this.
Needless to say, we will never be coming back to the Twisted Spoke. I would have considered coming back here just to drink, but after tonight, they've lost my business 100%. Â Stay away from this place and give your business elsewhere.
Dont expect the red carpet to be pulled out for you when coming here.. In return shall receive amazing beer, great burgers, sandwiches and chicken tacos. Music is good the beer lists are amazing. Did I forget to mention fried egg, bacon and cheese on your burger?
The place has a dark biker bar feel, bar area is a bit small when its packed. Luckily they have a dining area good place to keep the children and health junkies.
Great place to chill and relax take your time to enjoy that great beer. Not really the place to get quick food if your on a time crunch. Always enjoy the patio after a long day of motorcycle riding has a great view of your bikes.
The bloody marys are amazing. I go there for that. Only that.
I mean, I know the whole biker thing is cool and the porn n' eggs is a great late Saturday night concept. I really want to give them more stars, but although the food isn't bad, the service really subtracts from the enjoyment I might otherwise experience. Service on many occasions is slow/apathetic, and the hipster attitude/vibe that they cultivate there always makes me feel like I'm not cool enough. I went there with a friend to eat one night and they sat us in the dark section by the bathroom, and we were the only ones seated there the whole time, but there were many people in the restaurant. It gave us a very twilight zonish outpost-on-another-planet type of feeling.
I also ordered take out one weekend afternoon and when I got there, starving, to pick it up, there was no order for me. Oh the humanity. Not only that, but the manager (I'm assuming) told me that what I had ordered (the sloppy eggs from the online menu) had not been available for about 3 years. The girl with whom I spoke on the phone hadn't bothered to tell me that when I ordered and no one bothered to call me to let me know. Apparently they just threw away my order, hoping I wouldn't come to pick it up. I tried to hold back tears (you know how anything will make you cry when you're hungry?) as the guy with dead eyes shrugged a disingenuous "Sorry." They could not have possibly cared less.
I have been back very few times, and only for drinks, since then.
So i returned again with another bestie, Mandy (yes, a girl can have more than one!) who was in town from Texas for our nephew's first birthday in April. Â Once again we craved bloody marys. SO DAMN GOOD. Â We also ordered a couple apps. Portobello mushroom fries that were outstanding, with a yummie little dipping sauce (that I can't quite remember exactly what it was) and cheese fries.....that were ok.
Once again....i will be back for more bloody marys....if fact, I have a craving as I type this!
Sixteen years, really? Â That's how long I've been going to Twisted Spoke? Â Jeez louise. Â I guess that makes it hard to review. Â
I remember going when it was just a tiny little joint when I lived nearby. Â For years I thought they had the best burger in the city. Â Then they expanded. Â The food and service went sliding downhill so I stopped going for a while. Â Snarly, apathetic or rude servers and disappointing food. Â A few years back, went again and things had seemingly gotten worse so it wasn't until last week, several years later, that I was back again.
And I must say, the food has improved and the service we had was much better. Â The hubs had the chicken tacos and loved them. Â So much so that all night he kept mentioning how great the tacos were. Â I had the Fatboy with bacon and BBQ sauce, my usual. Â Much better. Â I wouldn't say it's the best burger in the city but it's back to being good. Â The fries, eh, haven't caught back up. Â We sat on the rooftop patio which of course is always nice. Â It is a bit kitschy but, ah well. Â Better to have some sense of humor than none at all.
Added back to the rotation list, thanks. Â Good, as it was a drag avoiding it.
I'm a big fan of Twisted spoke. Yes, the Pub has changed quite a bit over the years but I actually like it better looking back at things. I've been going there for 5 plus years now and I love that it has maintained many of their same employees. It makes for a great neighborhood bar. Their food is terrific and did I mention 1/2 off Whiskey Wednesdays..... which is amazing!!!
The manager and bartender Shawn is a great guy and I hope to make it there tonight for 1/2 Whiskey Wednesdays.
First time I ever stopped in, but I've driven past it several times and the skeleton on the motorcycle, rotating slowly high above the place, drew me toward it.
Well, not really, but it is kinda cool.
A friend and I stopped in at about 10pm on a Saturday night after a concert just down the street at the Bottom Lounge. Â We were hungry and the menu said "burrito". Â YUM.
One steak and one chicken burrito later, with sour cream, good salsa and chips later, we were stuffed, happy little piggies. Â Oh yeah, let's not forget the two Miller Lights.
Cool place, we sat outsi upstairs after a five day 103 degree heat wave here in the Midwest. Â Good views, good service, good burritos.
Downstairs, the bar looked cool. Â It was long, lean and very black and sleek.
I'd come back and try to do some serious damage next time.
SKIPPPPPPPPPPP!
Oh Twisted Spoke, I heard so many good things about you so I was dying to try you and finally I was going to eat bad on a Sunday after doing so well for about a week and a half.
Sunday afternoon, no line, perfect. Â Walk in and no one pays a bit of attention to us. Â Maybe we were to preppy or maybe they were just busy. Â After a couple of minutes a guy that was sitting on the stairs gets up and gets us menus and then shows us to a little table right in the front. Â Fine with us. Â It was too hot to sit outside. Â He proceeds to rattle off something about a limited brunch menu, but they have some sandwiches. Â I distinctly remember hearing him say portobello mushroom sandwich. Â
Anyway, we sit and wait and wait. Â No one comes. Â Finally water comes out. Â We wait and wait and wait. Â Finally our server with hot red lips comes over. Â The weird thing was that she must have walked by us at least 5 times before stopping. Â WE ARE STARVING! Â Please, help us get some food!
We order up the Bloodies! Â I have to say 5 stars on the delicious bloodies. Â They really were a great TREAT! Â YUMMY! Â Not to mention, spicy and loaded with cheese, meat and all the fixings. Â This would be worth coming back for. Â All for $8!
So I was kind of confused about the menu because they have limited lunch menu on Sundays. Â However, the server stated different things were available than the guy that sat us. Â So that was annoying. Â Just make a printed menu of whats available on Sundays...is it that hard? Â Its not like their menu is this extravagant thing. Â Instead, one person is telling us one thing and then the server is saying, 'oh no, thats not available today.' Â Get your shit straight. Â
We decided on the shrimp po'boy and the bbq chicken sandwich. Â The po'boy was FISHY! Â It was like I had a bite of the shrimp and seriously tasted it in my mouth until after we left the restaurant. Â GROSS! Â Out of the places that I have recently went for po'boys, this was by far, my least favorite. Â The chicken was good, however, I wouldnt go out of my way for it. Â I also found it interesting that they dont have ranch here. Â They serve wings, etc. Â No ranch. Â Just Green Goddess, which is good, however, its not ranch??!
Overall, I was disappointed in Twisted Spoke. Â I get the grungy, biker look, however, I still expect good service and people that know what they are talking about. Â Also, if you are going on a Sunday and looking for a healthy option, this is NOT the place for you. Â Everything was like a heart attack waiting to happen. Â Where I also was kind of disappointed about.
Dude, I used to live literally next door to this place. This neighborhood is great, you have the mafia, a biker bar & a sex dungeon all on the same block. Not to mention some of the best damn bread & toffee down the street.
When I was living near here as a very young man with a baby, I remember walking across Grand ave very late, holding my infant daughter. There were 2 bikers outside of twisted spoke. This guy revved his engine super loud, unnecessarily loud, then ROARED an inch or two from me and my baby. I never wanted to strike someone so badly, thankfully my baby is ok but she could have seriously been injured from some prick on a harley. Kind of had a grudge against this place ever since.
Enough prequel, here it is:
The good:
They expanded their menu, they used to have these AMAZING corn fries for like a year that were great and came with a strange dipping sauce. Â
Now they have like 35 different kinds of burgers, sandwiches & salads. The menu is very large, the drinks are all different also. They have fish tacos for us trying to squeeze into a size 18.
Their rooftop is one of the best in the city IMO. Love the spinning freaky ass skeleton.
Service seems to have really picked up. Scruffy looking dudes but they live to serve you. I left a 25% tip.
Smut and eggs: do they still do this? I hope so, it was so weird and radical. You get to watch 70s porn and eat eggs at like 3am. This was my " I am too drunk to go home" spot.
Tons of bikers. The harley kind.
The bad:
Fish tacos are kinda bleh.
The Smokin Salma bloody mary was really gross, the cold cheese pieces were all I remember, and they were awful. I want to try some others though.
The scruffy dude waiter forgot I asked for another tortilla, but they were kinda dry and hard so whatever.
Tons of bikers. The harley kind.
Worth trying if you have never been here, and I will hit it up on occasion, but they need to tighten the bootstraps a bit more and I will be in here puking up eggs at 3am on the regs. Hey that rhymed!
This is a not so hidden gem. Â It's pretty hard to miss the place, and I'm glad we didn't pass it up! Â It was a gorgeous day so we sat up on the rooftop which is filled with picnic tables, trees...it feels like vacation up there! Â The vibe of the place is super laid back.
The menu is funny. Â There is a lot of tongue and cheek humor to describe the food items. Â Nothing gets me like a cheese curd that is WHEY better than the rest... :) Â And while we're on the topic, the cheese curds were awesome. Â So were the fish tacos, served with a mango salsa, avocado, and grilled fish in a "build it yourself" presentation. Â The curried chicken salad was just OK. Â The beer list is extensive and the staff is very knowledgeable. Â
We will absolutely be back!
I haven't reviewed this yet? No way!
I had an art review to do for school so I dragged my boyfriend downtown to the art museum with me. Â He wanted to make a day out of it so he researched places with good bloody mary's. Â He found this little gem.
We walked in, not really sure what to expect and sat at the bar. Â There were a few different bloody mary's to choose from. Â He of course had the one with bacon in it and I thought I would regret my decision of not ordering the same but mine was just as delish! Â (However every time I go, I now get the one with bacon and hickory vodka.)
I'm pretty sure I was hangin' a little bit and that's always makes it hard to pick food when you're feeling like that. Â As soon as I saw corned beef hash and poached eggs, it was the easiest and best decision I've ever made. Â The corned beef has was NOT out of a can or anywhere near that. Â REAL corned beef! SHREEDED! REAL! with decent sized potatoes as well. Â it was AMAZING! Also a pretty good portion including 3 poached eggs with toast and a side of their potatoes. Â
Our bartender was so nice! After our bloody mary's my man tried walbanger, and i tried a cock smasher. Â She had served one to someone next to me and it looked amazing, and with a name like that how could I pass it up? It was great! And loaded with alcohol. Â Let me remind you this is around noon. Â With so many good drinks being served up we couldn't stop trying them! My boyfriend walked down the street to get some cigarettes and I had let her know that we were actually celebrating our "anniversary" as well that and I ordered us some very small glasses of champagne with strawberries. Â Not the place you'd normally get this but she was so accommodating. Â After that we ordered their wings that were literally on fire. Â AWesome!
At that point we realized we could not go to the museum, it was already night time and we crashed at a hotel in the city. Â Woops! =)
Have been back a couple times since then, even with family, and no one has complaints. Â Can't wait to go back here again!
I want to like the Twisted Spoke more than I really do. It's fine enough place to hang out and have a drink, but I don't exactly get the appeal. The place has this sort of tough guy biker motif going, but it's most full of locals, bicyclists, and hipsters.
They have a great craft beer and whiskey selection, but so do so many places in Chicago these days. Apparently the bloody mary is quite good too but personally I've never understood the appeal of that particular drink.
The food oscillates between nothing special and subpar. My last visit I had to the shrimp po' boy, which they claim is some sort of house specialty. I don't get it; it was salty, the shrimp were breaded and deep fried and still tasted kind of fishy.
I used to live much closer to the Twisted Spoke but nowadays I don't see any compelling reason to schlep down there. I'd stop in for a beer if I was in the area.
It was a Friday night. My boyfriend and I were interested in trying something new in our neighborhood. I suggested "that place with the skeleton riding a motorcycle." We thought it would have a cool biker theme inside to match.
As soon as we walked in, it hit us. The "oh-my-god-this-is-actually-for-bikers" feeling. We're talkin' leather vests, boots, and all the "Mom" tattoos you can imagine. It was crowded and we felt, as normal non-bikers, that we had trespassed. We slowly backed out and went to Mahoney's instead, which was alright.
But the review doesn't end there.
Later that evening, as we were driving by (around midnight) we noticed something unusual in the windows of Twisted Spoke. Actually, "unusual" is an understatement. "Raunchy" works better. The very very large screen TVs were showing VERY hardcore porn. Our jaws dropped and our tires squealed as we turned the corner.
Needless to say, we are happy we didn't dine there.
As much as this pains me, I have to give the Twisted Spoke 3- 3.5 stars.
A friend and I did some day drinking there recently, and perhaps the Bloody Marys were better than I'd remembered, but for some reason I couldn't choke mine down. We ordered 2 bloodys from our waitress, and she ran off before asking which of the 5 kinds we wanted. It turns out we got the traditional, rather than the cheese and bacon-laden "deliverance" like I remembered. We would have ordered a little more specifically on the next one, but we switched to beer. They make their own bloody mary mix here, and it's not my cup of tea- or my friend's.
We also ordered food- I got a brunch dish which included caramelized pears, eggs, (scrambled) grilled ham, toast with jam, home fries and a chunk of brie. An interesting concept, for sure, and I loves me some brie, but it needs something to go with. I ate some with the potatoes, some with the pears, but... overall? Meh. My friend felt the same about his pulled pork sandwich and only ate half.
Prices are...average to expensive, but the waitstaff are very attentive. Patrons of this bar usually make for fantastic people-watching, and the décor and liquor selection are both impressive.
All in all though, 3 stars. Maybe 3 Â 1/2. Go, but stick to beer, do (brunch) elsewhere, sit at the bar (make friends with the folks next to you)
My only problem with this place is that it doesn't have a solid 4 stars on Yelp! C'mon people, what more could you want?! The decor is awesome, the service is great, the beer list is phenomenal, and the food is excellent. Added bonus is that you get the heavy metal music and high-quality beers and burgers of similar places (*cough Kuma's cough*) without the agonizing 2+ hour wait. PLUS the menu itself is hilarious - it's full of little puns that I, as a half-Canadian, totally appreciate.
Come hungry and thirsty, be adventurous with the beer list, try the Boss Hog (delectable BBQ pulled pork!), and leave full and happy and a little drunk :)
Christ my barnhole is really hatin me today for the hot buffalo wings from last nite. Â Wipe enough times and eventually mister hemorrhoid is gonna say hello.
So the buffalo wings are great, but spicy as i mentioned. Â Overall, maybe worth the pain.
The nachos were really good too - nice crisp chips (not soggy), and the pulled pork was moist and flavorful. Â Good job. Â Good place to get twisted. Â (Some occasional drink specials - $3 makers mark this time). Â
TVs to watch sports too. Â I like the motorcycle theme.
(A Saturday Night Review)
Reasons why I will never go here on a Saturday night during the winter ever again (when their rooftop is NOT open):
1. It is pretty much empty..
2. They play random 70-80's porn on their screens
(I felt sorry for the random couple that walked in and looked uncomfortable on their "date")
3. They have really loud music...that does not coordinate with the porn (ahaha)
4. Apparently their bartenders do not know how to make good mix drinks after a certain time...I guess a beer it is!
5. Greasy French Fries gave me a stomach ache...
6. They must not turn on their heater...Kept our jackets on the whole time!
7. Did I mention that we were some of the few of the 15 people there randomly watching old-School porn while listening to rock music...not being able to hear a conversation and eating greasy french fries in the cold?
Never again..on a Saturday night..but I will return to check out this brunch thing they have...
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