Originally Posted by
Sweet Willie
so 6 FT'ers made it to Hopleaf last night for dinner:
Beer quality/selection = ^:-:^:-:
Food = ok which was very disappointing to me, I was really looking forward to it.
We had the duck rueben, mussels & frites, Montreal-style brisket, side of German potato salad.
Starters were the sausage plate and onion straws (with same aioli as frites). I think the sausage plate was the best item we had.
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Originally Posted by
ILuvParis
I agree with the above assessment. The four sausages were great - they came in a dish with bourbon and bacon beans, which were also pretty tasty. Reminded me a bit of a poor man's cassoulet.
Further, I would have to say the German potato salad was a poor excuse for it. And I still maintain that I can make it better than Hopleaf and Werner's grandmother, before
or after (a little do inside joke).
I agree with Willie's assessment. The onion rings were amazingly salty. Sausage plate was without a doubt the highlight, after the beer off course. The potato salad was not a salad, just some kind of baked potatoes.
As far as making potato salad, I will bring the herring.