59 Almshouse

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I like trying new places and wanted to give this place a go. It appears that there are multiple seating areas: a regular dining room, a bar where there are many regular tables (where we sat), and a covered deck. In the bar area, they had some televisions on the walls showing various sporting events. Even though there didn't appear to be any noise reducing strategies in the room, we never had a problem with communication- people were cheering whatever they were watching; though I'm sure a more raucous crowd might make it a little harder to hear.

My wife started with a soup special: the crab bisque. She loved it. I liked it too as I had a taste. So often bisques can be really creamy (thick), but this wasn't. It was a nice portion size too. As it was on the 'specials' menu, I hope it's a regular special that we can enjoy when going back. I had a garden salad starter that was good. My wife had the dinner special salad with strawberries and goat cheese that she liked very much. I had the 'blues' burger. It was really good. Even though there a lot of ingredients on it, the meat still had a lot of flavor on its own! For dessert, my wife had the chocolate decadence, while I had the chocolate chip skillet cookie. They topped off the meal perfectly for the both of us.

As for the service (I see others had issues with their poor reviews), we didn't have a problem. Scott was our waiter, and he seemed properly attentive and knowledgable. I look forward to going back so we can try sitting in the other rooms!