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Lyon Hall is part of the Northside Social family, and they offer brunch, lunch, dinner, a HH menu, as well as an extensive drink menu.
We came here for a weekday Happy Hour, and we ordered the following:
+a full dozen of the Oysters on the Half Shell - these seemed a bit smaller in size, and the oysters could have been more fresh; they had a slightly fishy taste to them
+the Warm Bavarian Pretzel - served with 3 dipping sauces: a smoked cheddar fondue, honey butter, and dijonnaise; the pretzel could have been more soft; the honey butter was good, but didn't seem like a good complement to the pretzel; I did like the dijonnaise the best, but it could have been more thicker and creamier; the smoked cheddar fondue was grainy and was super bland to me
+Smoked Brisket Dumplings - topped with sauerkraut and a coffee grind barbecue sauce; these come with 4 and seemed to be deep-fried; the coffee grind barbecue sauce was a sickly sweet and tangy sauce that just didn't complement the dumplings at all - I thought it totally ruined the dish
+Vin Blanc mussels - prepared with garlic, creme fraiche, shallots, parsley, and spinach; the mussels were very large-sized (like the size of your big toe, really!), and I was surprised at the full order amount it came as for a HH order; there were some broken shells and some sand, which was a big no-no for seafood; there was an option to add pommes frites, which we did; these were hand-cut fries and could have come out freshly fried, as they were served lukewarm
+Tinola-Style mussels - prepared with a ginger broth, spinach, shredded papaya, and shishito peppers; the ginger broth was flavorful, and I preferred this over the Vin Blanc version; added pommes frites to this dish as well
The mussels came with a basket of crusty bread, which was great to sop up the broth!
We knew we had ordered with our stomachs, as we could have just stuck with 1 order of mussels to share, as well as just added one of the pommes frites.
Our server was Pedro, and he was nice and attentive, checking in with us throughout our dining experience.
For HH, you can sit at the bar or at the bar tables.
Not sure what the eatery can do, but there was a large pesky fly that was flying around, which was icky.
I may be interested in trying out their famous Chicken Schnitzel dish or their fresh beignets next time.
Restricted metered street parking is available.
+ask for Pedro
+friendly service
+restricted metered street parking available