Firkin & Lindbergh

10/25/09

Feathers on my hotwings

by MLM243 at Citysearch

The issue stands alone with this one, because of the improper preparation of the food I will never be able to eat another hot wing again. As I was taking another bite into my hot wing I noticed these tiny little white lines in which of two seconds realized were in fact the feathers to the chicken I was about to eat. At that particular moment I started plucking off the several feathers the cook decided to leave as little presents for me and showed them to my waitress...Granted, she did tell her manager and they DID comp me for my food (after I declined their offer for MORE free hot wings, feathered I'm sure) But, they still made me pay for my mimosa and bloody mary. Honestly, I feel like I may have been more than entitled to a few free drinks after that scaring incident.

• Pros: quiet
• Cons: improper preperation of food

10/18/09

Great Place To Be Heckled By The EMPLOYEES

by atlchris at Citysearch

I went to Firkin to watch one of my team's football games and have a few pints. I am a normal patron of TacoMac, and wanted to check out Firkin to compare. As my team's game started, we asked if the could turn on the sound for our game. The employee in charge of the sound asked if we really needed to hear the game, because the sound controls were "all the way upstairs". Then about 15 minutes into our team's game, we noticed the booth behind us was heckling us. Not uncommon for a bar, with the exception that two of the hecklers were Firkin employees on-duty, who were hanging out with their two buddies (patrons). Obviously there was no management in sight to tell the employees to get to work and quit heckling the patrons. Nonetheless, there are adequate TVs to watch games, the food menu is comprable to most pub-fare restaurants in town, the beer selection is not as good as TacoMac's. Being that the two restaurants are practically next to each other, I would save the hastle of being treated like crap and go next door to TacoMac where the employees are a lot nicer and the beer selection is a lot better.

• Pros: TVs
• Cons: Staff

10/01/09

Nice Firkin Place

by MCapo at Citysearch

I just happen to live right across the street from this Pub and I was very excited when they started building it. The only thing i've had a choice to eat beforehand is Taco Mac, Urban Flats and Five Guys Burgers. Taco Mac is way too corporate and run absolutely no specials what so ever. Urban Flats is good but too yuppy for my taste. Five Guys burgers is awesome in terms of burgers but I need variety. With that said, The Firkin Pub falls right in line with what Im looking for. They are owner operated (Ive met both Len and Kimberly) which are awesome folks, and bend over backwards to make sure customers are taken care of.

The food is also awesome. Ive had quite a bit on the menu and the portions are very generous and has a homemade taste to it all.

The beer is probably the coldest around so that alone is worthy of 5 starts.

In my opinion, a couple of the other post are not being at all fair to this place. If your going to drop in just on one day, which just happens to be the grand opening and expect to get served like in a "white table cloth" restaurant then I think your sadly mistaken. Like ive said, I live right across the street from this place and have been coming here for two months now and the service is ALWAYS great. And yes I was there for the grand opening as well and it was an absolute packed house!!! Ive noticed 3 bartenders Anthony, Sherry and Ted (god maybe ive been there too much to know everyone's names.) It was way too crowed for me but it was the grand opening and its normally not this bad in terms of the crowds.

I absolutely loved the addition of Beer Pong and Flip cup that night. I think I went through 4 pitchers.

Anyway, keep up the good work guys and as usual Ill be there with all my friends this weekend as well. So save me a spot at the bar!!!!

• Pros: Ice Cold Beer, Homestyle Food to die for
• Cons: Weekend music might be too loud for me, maybe im just old.