5/5 Jesse S. 1 year ago on Google
Name
caught
my
own
evil
eye,
so
decided
to
walk
in..
First
impressions:
surprised
to
see
a
door
greeter
checking
ID's...
but
hey
it's
Friday
on
Mission
in
SF!
I
asked
the
door
person
if
there's
a
kitchen
and
she
mentioned
that
it's
pub
grub
with
some
Asian
infusion,
something
familiar
yet
unexpected,
also
excellent
cocktails.
Long
bar
with
great
overall
aesthetics,
3
booths
and
several
low
tables
with
comfy
looking
lounge
chairs,
and
a
pool
table.
I
post
up
at
the
corner
of
the
bar
furthest
from
the
door.
I
scan
a
QR
to
see
their
menu
which
starts
with
their
creative
libations
and
ends
with
Amaro/Aperitif,
with
their
food
menu
somewhere
in
the
middle.
I
asked
the
bartender
what
they
have
on
tap
and
he
offered
a
tailored
but
respectable
draft
beer
selection.
I
got
the
Fort
Point
Animal,
which
is
a
local
offering
great
for
any
occasion(IPA,
7.5
ABV).
As
I
had
something
to
wet
my
whistle
I
went
back
to
explore
the
food
on
their
menu,
lots
of
inviting
options
but
what
sang
to
me
was
the
Orange
Chicken
"Wings"
(they
use
boneless
thigh
meat
instead
of
actual
wings...
🤤).
Knowing
I
also
wanted
to
pair
it
with
one
of
their
above-mentioned
'excellent
cocktails',
I
asked
about
their
El
Gruño,
a
mezcal
+
fernet
+
ancho
chile
liqueur
base
with
strawb-balsamic,
lemon,
ginger
to
finish.
The
owner
of
the
bar
remarked
they
would
pair
very
well
together
and
banged
one
out
for
me.
Oh
man...
upon
first
sip
I
knew
I
made
the
right
choice.
Once
the
food
came
out
I
was
excited
to
dig
in
and
take
more
meaningful
sips
of
the
elixir
with
it.
Chicken
was
perfectly
crispy
while
coated
with
the
bruléed
orange,
evey
bite
with
the
kumquat
ranch
and
scallions
was
balanced
and
as
consistently
tasty
as
the
last,
but
when
I
washed
it
down
with
the
El
Gruño
it
was
like
a
flavor
match
made
in
heaven.
Highly
recommended!
I
was
very
happy
to
be
a
member
of
the
clean
plate
club.
To
top
it
all
off
I
had
to
get
the
Go-Go
Juice
for
some
café
raspb-vanille
sweetness
and
just
a
little
more
liquor
with
aged
rum.
I
was
surprised
to
find
it
had
a
spiciness
to
it,
but
far
from
disappointed..
Exceptional
spot,
will
come
back
with
a
date
or
small
group.