Mike F.
Yelp
Warm and inviting with a rock-solid menu.
During my last trip to AC, I totally dropped the ball when scouting out restaurants. I've been developing a bit of a gambling addiction, so my focus was solely on the casinos. Food? Haha, no problem. I'll just use my winnings on the $50 buffet and eat 10 lbs. of crab legs.
So yeah, I ended up losing my entire bankroll that I had allocated for the weekend in the first hour or so. I discovered online blackjack and literally lost about $300 while taking a dump in the hotel bathroom within 10 minutes of checking in. Damn. This was going to be a long, miserable weekend.
The next day, it was all about sports betting. I scrounged up some cash and placed it on Western Carolina vs. Alabama. The spread was like 58.5 points. All Western Carolina had to do was not lose by 59 points. This game was a blood bath. I think Western Carolina was down 50 at the half. The final score was Alabama 66, Western Carolina 3. I was devastated.
But you know what the silver lining was? I got to watch the game at Tennessee Avenue Beer Hall. The atmosphere was super relaxed. And still, there was still a certain electricity in the air. A plethora of TVs lined the walls, so sports fans were able to tune in to their games of choice. The staff was extremely accommodating and changed the channels basically on demand to so we could watch the games we wanted to. Yes, they even put on the Alabama BLOWOUT so I could watch in real time as my money dissipated into the void.
The experience wouldn't have been complete without fantastic food. And the Beer Hall absolutely delivered. My lord, the burgers alone are worth the price of admission.
Keep in mind this is a double patty establishment. Every burger comes with two custom-blend black Angus patties. Each patty is about 4 oz., so expect about half a pound of beef in addition to crisp lettuce, juicy tomato, and biting onion.
While the holy trinity in Cajun cuisine is onion, bell pepper, and celery, the holy trinity of burger toppings is lettuce, tomato, and onion. On their own, their flavor is merely ordinary, but together, they transcend their mortal, earthly forms and become something much greater. Something our pea-brained human minds can barely comprehend.
Bottom line, I lost a disturbing amount of money in AC this fateful weekend. Like, if I were married, I would have had to sit down with my wife for a serious talk. I'm talking a brink-of-divorce conversation. But since I'm single and still living with people I met on Craigslist, I was able to just eat my losses and live to see another miserable day. Another miserably, fantastic day.
God, I love life.
And there's no better place to spend said life than Tennessee Ave. Beer Hall. For one afternoon, misery becomes happiness here. And that's all I could ever ask for.