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BEEF ON WECK, YOUS GUYS!
Week 'n' Roll: After an attempt at selling a
New Orleans-based menu. Kingpins Bowl &
Brew (2451 Jefferson Rd., in the corner of
the Homewood Village Shopping Center) has
reverted to a more traditional selection of bar
grub, and while it's still a little odd to chow
down there without renting a lane (the con
tinual rumbling as balls slide by your booth is
a little disruptive), it's good if you're in the
area and need to up your nitrite levels.
The kitchen's hours lean toward the later
side of things, opening at 3 or 4 p.m. and
closing at midnight or 1 a.m., depending on
the day, and while the menu is fairly meaty,
vegetarian selections are marked with a doo
dad to aid in their discovery. Unfortunately,
the appealing sounding fried green tomato
sandwich is off the menu for the moment, as
Kingpins supposedly hasn't been able to find
good green tomatoes. The two items that .
required ordering, however, were both avail
able and happen to the be the first two listed
in the "sandwiches and wraps" section. The
fried bologna sandwich is cut at least half
an inch thick, and while it's not as sophis
ticated as the version served at The Daily
Neighborhood Deli, it is a nostalgic, fatty slice
of salty goodness.
The beef on week, its description
ensconced in a box at the top of the menu (a
device that can hardly be ignored) is a sand
wich out of Buffalo, NY that consists of roast
beef on a Kaiser roll topped with prodigious
amounts of kosher salt (i.e., a kummelweek)
and served with horseradish sauce and au
jus on the side. While the consumption of it
results in a delicate pitter-patter of grains
of salt falling off and some confusion as to
which condiment is meant for what, the expe
rience is pretty tasty, sort of a cross between
a French dip and a soft pretzel. Kingpins also
has onion rings sizable enough to present a
difficulty cramming in your mouth and tater
tots that are, well, tater tots, plus burgers,
brats, kids' meals, salads (!), a fine selection
of specialty drinks, and $2 PBR pints that may
be served in a plastic cup. The space also pro
vides catering/party facilities and, of course,
they take credit cards.
Hidey Hole: It's possible that although the
space underneath Marvin's Shoe Service on
College Avenue is now on its third business,
you may not yet have noticed there are sand
wiches to be had ifyou venture down the
stairs. Well, there are, and if you went there
when it was Kirk's Underground Cafe, you
won't notice tremendous differences now that
it's changed owners and renamed itself A-OK
Cafe (154 College Ave.).
The menu, which mostly consists of stan
dard sandwiches, some tagged with newspaper
monikers (LA. Times, Atlanta Journal), some
bearing their more basic names (tuna melt,
roast beef), is almost identical to what it was
previously. But there are some new pictures of
menu items printed out and tacked above the
counter, in case you've forgotten what a hot
dog looks like, and there seems to be a greater
emphasis on freshness, at least judging from
a sign stating that all the tomatoes used are
both organic and home-grown, reassurance
even for the less paranoid among us.
A simple grilled chicken sandwich doesn't
exactly wow, but it's better than expected,
with chicken that doesn't taste like it's been
sitting under a heat lamp for hours. TJie Philly
cheesesteak may not have been the most
authentic, but the bread was a nice combina
tion of squishy and grilled, and the onions
and peppers were well browned and softened.
Nothing made me jump out of my chair, but it
can be hard to get a decent sandwich quickly
if you're downtown, and the specials at A-OK
can come in at less than five dollars. The
cafe is open for lunch and until early evening
weekdays and accepts credit cards.
What Up? Brass Rail Billiards on Mitchell
Bridge Road has become Lucky Dawg
Billiards, serving lunch (free pool with meal)
and dinner. The National has begun offering
a three-course "pre-fixe" between 5 and 6
p.m. Monday to Saturday for a mere $22. Much
like at Five & Ten, diners choose between
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