Food Pub Grub!

CinnamonGirl · Aug 15, 2012

AlterMoose said: ↑

We've got a place 'round here that seems to at least come close to the general concensus of the definition of 'pub'. Very casual, some regulars, most folk feel free to talk to other tables, there are more guests than customers, the staff--from servers to kitchen--feel at liberty to come around and chat. They offer up awesome chips with curry sauce (mild or hot) for the dippings. Supergroovalistic fried mushrooms, too.
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Sounds like a cool place to hang out.

I forgot another one of my favorites-- one of the local places serves Bottlecaps: beer battered, fried jalapeno slices. SO GOOD.

Zenquest · Aug 15, 2012

Martins West in Redwood City CA is a gastro pub that serves up some of the norms and also Haggis Stick - basically traditional haggis filling breaded and fried like a corndog. Try it (or 2) with a pint. It is amazing. Their sheperds pie is also the best Ive ever had.

spindles · Aug 15, 2012

Cwtch38 said: ↑

I read that post and thought YAAAAY a TFPer close to where I live, but then I realised it was NEW South Wales.
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Lindy · Aug 16, 2012

Borla said: ↑

I think in the US people use "pub" and "bar" more interchangeably than is done in the UK. There are small towns in the Midwest (and I'd venture to guess they exist in other places across the country too) that I've been in that have little, hole-in-the-wall places that have been there for decades that are close to what you describe. They are places where guys stop off for a beer or three after work, it's the same crowd almost every day, everyone knows everyone, and there is little to offer there other than some beer, maybe an old dart machine or pool table, and maybe an illegal gambling game or two. The old timers commonly call them "taverns". Some of them are pretty cool places.
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Tavern has kind of an old school sound to it. In small towns especially, a tavern can be a very family type place, complete with young kids and the dogs that strange was talking about. Sometimes the only food service within miles. Quite rowdy sometimes, after the Friday night local (high school) football game.

snowy said: ↑

Plus, in the United States, there are laws in some states that regulate how much food must be sold per amount of liquor sold. For example, in Oregon, the law requires any purveyor of alcohol to serve at least 4 food items. These food items can be very simple--nuts, beef jerky, pickled eggs. There are some places that do not have real food service and thus only serve these things.....
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In my home town there was a little place right across the highway from a small factory that made farm implement parts. They offered a "cheese plate" with crackers, little tiny gherkin pickles,and slices of cheese. A "meat plate" with sliced salami, pepperoni, summer sausage, crackers, and mustard. A "sardine plate" with canned sardines, pickles, crackers, and mustard. And great chili, that always ran out by late afternoon. My dad used to take me there when I was a little girl. It closed down when I was in high school about twenty years ago. The old bachelor owner had Alzheimers, and it finally got so bad that he couldn't run the place anymore.
Small town "joints" were great social centers. Now all of them are trying to imitate "sports bars" with a whole bunch of blaring oversize TVs playing live and canned sports. Sad. The great small town atmosphere completely lost.

Lindy

herostar · Aug 17, 2012

I love pub grub!!! Anything fried is good by me, and a cheeseburger or cheesefries sound good anytime day or night!

ScarletBegonia · Nov 15, 2012

It seems as if everything is deep fried in Wisconsin, so I try to stay away. I do love fried cheese curds though

AlterMoose · Nov 15, 2012

Cheeeeeeese cuuurrrrrrds.....om nom nom.....

highjinx · Nov 16, 2012

i'm surprised no one has mentioned an american staple for these places... buffalo wings. they go great with beer and sports and some places here in l.a. are famous for them.

my favorite time to go eat at a place like whats being discussed is happy hour. i get really full just from an appetizer or 2 and i love how small the tab is when i cash out. my favorite by me is the enterprise fish co.'s seafood happy hour. you can get fresh popcorn shrimp or calimari or ahi poke all for 5 or 6 bucks.

Remixer · Nov 16, 2012

Greasy fish 'n chips with a good tartar sauce.

Hamena hamena hamena.

snowy · Nov 16, 2012

highjinx said: ↑

i'm surprised no one has mentioned an american staple for these places... buffalo wings. they go great with beer and sports and some places here in l.a. are famous for them.

my favorite time to go eat at a place like whats being discussed is happy hour. i get really full just from an appetizer or 2 and i love how small the tab is when i cash out. my favorite by me is the enterprise fish co.'s seafood happy hour. you can get fresh popcorn shrimp or calimari or ahi poke all for 5 or 6 bucks.
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One of my favorite spots has unbelievable wings. Yum. Now I want some.

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