[R8CHEL]

just got back from Village Whiskey.

Minuses: Super packed and the crowd was somewhat douchey. Our party of 3 got there at 8:15 and waited over at Tinto. We weren't seated until 9:25. They don't take reservations. The maitre d' said a lot of people had their checks but they just weren't leaving. They pack you in like sardines. While I ordered my burger medium rare, it came out more medium but was still tender and juicy.

Pluses: The food was really really good. We ordered a veggie burger, a village burger with fried egg and cheddar, duck fat fries with slyfox cheddar sauce, pickled beets and pickled tomatoes with mascarpone and olive tapenade. Ginger Rogers cocktails and a Four Roses single barrel whiskey. I really enjoyed the whiskey but $10 for an ounce was absurd. For dessert the s'more and the strawberry shortcake. I can't say anything bad about the food we ordered. It was all really good. The most surprising were the pickled plates. It's one of those things that you'd think would be just ok but it was so delicious. The duck fat fries were, of course, awesome. Also, we split the gazpacho while waiting over at Tinto and that was off the hook.

I'll probably be back but I would never go on a weekend night again since the food is good but not worth waiting an hour for... and it won't be for a while until my arteries clear out.