Bareback Bar & Icehouse

The Bareback Bar and Icehouse is mostly a place you'd go for dancing and beer, but I had heard they have good food so I stopped in for a meal.  Would have to say I was pretty happy with it, it is highly competent bar food.

I stopped in shortly after opening on a Saturday and was the only one there, but I got friendly service.  Kicked back to watch some college baseball--they had the TV outside going.

They have a great big burger on the menu (the Handful) but at $14.50 it's a commitment, so I went with some wings and some southwest eggrolls.  The wings were very good, I got classic Buffalo and can find no fault--they were nice and tender, probably from a bag frozen but revived well.  The french fries were cooked perfectly, crisp on the outside and tender inside.  As good as I have had anywhere.

I had heard good things about the Southwest egg rolls, and again was not disappointed.  They are well sourced--very tasty.  And they were cooked until good and crisp on the outside, which is just the way I like them.

One should probably lower expectations about the condition of the restrooms on a Saturday night, but I can say that they start the day clean.

It is not fast food, I had to wait while they prepared it fresh, and I could see where this process might be hit or miss on a busy night.  It is not a beer connoisseur place, but they do have Saint Arnold's if you want craft beer.  I would not hesitate to order a meal if I were there for happy hour or had the munchies later.

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