The Gaelic saying “Céad Míle Fáilte,” literally meaning “a thousand welcomes,” greets visitors above the doors at Dugan’s Pub at the corner of Third and Rock streets in the River Market district. You need not go to such extremes, though, and most don’t Midtown’s staple - the plain cheeseburger - will do quite nicely, seasoned with all the oily history of that time-honored flat grill and the sloppy romance of marathon drinking.ġ1 a.m.-2 a.m. If they do it in half an hour, the sandwich is free otherwise, they pay $25 for the sandwich and its digestive aftermath. Therein, challengers work their way through a stack of four beef patties, an entire can of Spam, and two fried eggs layered between buns and all the fixin’s. And what were we robbed of in the subsequent months? For one thing, a dreadnought of a sandwich called the “Midtown Burger Challenge” that doubles as a gauntlet thrown at the most voraciously competitive of diners. Sometimes they were literal the late-night dive and perennial Hub of Bad Decisions was forced to close and remodel after a particularly devastating fire in September 2016. Sometimes the ashes were metaphorical the spot’s revelry has been broken up by more than one booze-fueled brawl. Like a great Phoenix with grease-tipped wings and Camel Lights on its breath, Midtown Billiards has risen from the ashes again and again. (Think: Spam’s erudite Parisian cousin.) Even better: It’s a place you can comfortably go out for a meal with your friends even during the leanest of months The Pantry’s House-Made Sausage and Bratwurst, topped with mustard and your choice of vegetable lesco or sauerkraut and served on a Boulevard Bread hoagie, are $4.95.ġ1 a.m.-midnight Mon.-Fri., 4 p.m.-midnight Sat. The Lasagna al Forno’s damned near the stuff of legends the rotating, one-pot Rustic Bowl is consistently creative and the house-pressed Country Terrine is a must. There are the decadently Truffled Deviled Eggs Pommes Frites the silky House Made Ricotta, served in the center of a ring of charred bread slices the house-made Liver Paté the halved-and-charred Brussels Sprouts with Aioli that apex of all German comfort foods, Cheese Spaetzle and, maybe the best of all, the salty-sweet dualism of the Bacon Wrapped Dates on toothpick skewers. Choice pilsners and pinot noirs can be had at cut rates, along with a bevy of small plates perfect for sharing after a show or when your after-work meeting ran ridiculously late and you’re ready to consume the first thing within sight that looks like a carbohydrate. First things first: Happy hour lasts all evening on Mondays, a day when many area restaurants are shuttered. The fact that this Pantry Eateries kitchen stays open late is only the beginning.
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