the local cow

the place is done simply, but that's fine, makes for a quiet place to actually sit and talk while enjoying a good meal. food is good, but over priced. service is alright, but that may be because of the female manager who doesn't know how to treat people, whether it's her staff or the customers that come into the place. have witnessed her yelling and belittling her staff and calling customers names. while i no longer eat at this establishment, i am still subject to her since i frequent thehoppybrewer next door, and they have an outside area next to tlc.

good burgers and fries with a brewhouse nextdoor. what more can you ask for? sit on the patio between the two and have a local cow burger and fries and a couple craft beers from thehoppybrewer ... hooah!

i had a cheeseburger ($7.50) with bacon ($2) and sauteed onions ($1) for a total of $10.50. it came with fries which were paltry and uninspiring. my friends had a burger and mount hood wedge ($9) and we got some beers from the adjacenthoppybrewer.

my burger was good, but at 1/3 pound, not particularly overwhelming and the fries were few and far between, closer to a garnish than a side. $9 for a wedge of iceberg lettuce with some cherry tomatoes, bacon bits, and balsamic vinaigrette was a tad excessive and would have been a much better value in the $5 range.

thehoppybrewer had some nice drafts, but the porter from the fridge at less than $5 a pint was awesome and $5 well spent. they were knowledgable and helpful, delivering quality brews at reasonable prices. the brews from thehoppybrewer sealed the deal, otherwise this would have been a 5 or 6 bomb experience.

combatcritic gives the local cow andhoppybrewer 7 bombs out of 10 ... more bombs are better!

seven bombs equates to: "s&g" (check my blog for military acronym definitions)