the biggest take away from dining at bottle cap alley icehouse grill is the "icehouse" part. this is essentially a bar with a restaurant built around it. the experience was nice. it certainly had the texas middle class sports bar vibe and executed it nicely. ambiance is as expected. music, loud talking, laughing drinking and having agreattime! there were plenty of tvs showing a myriad of different sports and events to entertain everyone. the bar is very well appointed with several local and national beers on tap, and the staff were pleasant and accommodating.
the food seemed to be your typical icehouse bar fare. the prices didn't exactly scream "great value", but they weren't ridiculous... unless you ordered one of their wonderful hotdogs. the menu shown here on zomato is old and inaccurate. lets break this down. i ordered the "bacon dog" the dog was a delicious kosher all beef frank topped with sauteed onions, spicy mustard, and what was essentially fresh home made bacon bits. this was all delivered on what i would have to describe as a texas toast bun. when the menu specifically says "big dogs", one might expect something... well big. unfortunately not here. the over all package was really no bigger than an average "ball park" frank, and at $4.20 (no sides) it was actually very disappointing. the rest of the party ordered burgers and a blt and were very happy with their choices and the burgers were praised. we also ordered the loaded bacon cheese fries. delivered as advertised.
there was good side to getting an unfortunately small hotdog. it prompted me to go back and order more food. i was able to indulge in their $8 loaded frito pie! talk about a kick! i know its a simple food, but it was delicious! fritos, yea. onions, of course. cheese and jalapenos, check and check. it was their meaty perfectly spiced home made in house chili that set it off. i unfortunately ate the whole bowl... after the hot dog... by myself! i enjoyed every bite!
this is agreatplace to get agreatan ice cold beer, enjoy the sports, pool table, music and traditional bar fare. i recommend it. sorry for the terrible picture of the updated menu.