Jayne's Restaurant Review - Lookout Tavern by L. A. Keller

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The Lookout Tavern is a one year old local sports bar and restaurant which I have been wanting to try. They advertise weekly events including music and have a small outdoor patio.  The parking is limited and it adjoins other commercial locations in the same mini strip shopping center. 

My friends and I decided to take advantage of the anniversary celebration which included music by a DJ and free happy hour appetizers. They also had reasonably priced drink specials.

This particular anniversary event included three kinds of chicken wings - barbecue, very hot and garlic.  The garlic was great and my friends liked the spicy. They also offered some kind of pork slider covered in a gooey cheese that looked like Velveeta.  I couldn't bring myself to try the entire slider but did try the meat.  Thumbs down on the pork as it was dry and stringy. 

We gobbled up the waffle fries which were crispy and a nice variation to typical fries.  We had two small squares of the flat bread which were good. I ordered a chicken sandwich which was decent but not great.  I was surprised to find that the deep fried dessert ball which was some kind of vanilla and chocolate cake was very good. The menu is definitely geared to bar food with fried options and lots of wings. 

The staff was on point and friendly. Patio tables were long and worked for sharing with strangers or parties of six to eight.  The interior opens to the patio so you are always part of the action. The DJ was a bit loud for the space and would have made it difficult to have a conversation inside.

Lookout Tavern offers Taco Tuesday and Karaoke, Wednesday is Trivia, Thursday is country music, Friday Club.  They are now offering brunch on the weekends, which might be too ambitious and confuse patrons - however, since there are lots of weekend sports this might be a perfect plan for generating business.

There aren't many local places who offer music and dancing so I'm going to head back to check out one of the music nights. I would like to try more off the menu before I decide it the food is worth it or if this is just a drinking spot.

Lookout Tavern

Remember to always drink responsibly and tip your bartender and servers.

Happy Dining,

Jayne


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