Art Beecher Review of CabbyShack
TL;DR
TL;DR
The view on the roof deck is *awesome*, the chowder is redonk good, the service is so not good. If you can chill and accept that, go.
The Review
I met a buddy for dinner here last night; it was my first Cabby Shack experience. It will not be my last.
Arrived around 4:30 on Friday and was glad to be offered a table in the sun on the roof deck. The view is excellent.
They've got a decent beer list, including a few good IPAs.
I ordered a cup of their much-lauded Clam Chowder. It was fantastic and has clearly earned its reputation. When you come here, you really have to try this.
I then ordered the Steak Bomb pizza, having read Yelp reviews indicating their bar pizza is excellent. The pizza was, in fact, quite good, and prompted the Dad and his two little girls at the next table to ask what it was.
The only downside to our experience was the service. While it started strong, it tapered off even though it didn't get crowded.
My friend ordered a salad with steak tips and dressing on the side. We had to ask three times for the dressing after his meal was served. Our drink order, at one point, appeared to have been forgotten. And, 10 minutes after asking for a To-Go Container for my pizza, during which our waitress asked twice if we had received aforementioned container, I finally got up, went to the waitstaff station (12 paces to my left) to get it myself. On the way, our waitress asked, "do you need something?" I replied, "I'm getting a To-Go container." She said, "I can get that." Ummm ... really? I went ahead and took care of it on my own.
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