My boyfriend and I were looking for something to do yesterday, to shake off some bad vibes were…read morewere experiencing after an irritating text conversation with my mother, so we decided to take a trip to Havre De Grace. We both hadn't been there in a while, and he had never seen the lighthouse. We accidentally stumbled upon an Octoberfest celebration, but the line for the German food was so long that we decided to find a permanent local spot. He was craving burgers (as usual), and Yelp suggested Abbey Burger was within walking distance.
It's a cute little spot. We walked passed the door, as it's set back in a nook. Even though it was Sunday and there were sports on the televisions (and "Medium" - oddly enough), and they have sports-related specials, there were surprisingly few patrons. We were seated in the back, passed the shuffleboard table, where there are average height tables. The restaurant is decorated in loads of adorable fall decorations.
I ordered a whiskey sour, and it seems that the bartender doesn't actually know how to make one of those because I basically received a shot of whiskey with an orange wheel and a cherry. Whiskey sours are supposed to have simple sugar, or a whiskey sour mix, in them to cut the bite of the whiskey. I drank it anyway, but I certainly wasn't going back for a second. My boyfriend ordered ginger ale, no ice - but got ice anyway.
We had the GAME MEAT SLIDER TRIO, which consisted of venison, dry-aged beef (which I wouldn't consider a game meat), and CAMEL. When I woke up that morning I never would have guessed I'd be crossing tasting camel off my bucketlist. It was the best of the trio, too. Slightly sweet, great toppings (roasted red pepper and a sweet/spicy mayo). My boyfriend created his own burger with Kobe beef, a fried egg, special sauce, bacon and onion straws on a pretzel bun, with pickles. He HATED the pickle on the top of the bun, which were not the same as the ones inside the bun. He was so adorable when he bit into his burger and the egg yolk exploded everywhere (like a good yolk should). He was like a 3-year-old with yolk all over his face.
I had the waffle fry nachos (chili, black beans, avocado, jalapenos, pico de gallo, nacho cheese, spicy crème fraiche). They were incredible. The chili is spectacular. And I realized that waffle fries won't get so soggy that they ruin any nacho leftovers. I plan on throwing these bad boys into the air fryer, when I ready to finish them off.
We had a great impromptu date night.