OK.
Scrap that last review! They USED to make a good burger. I dont know if I got the wrong one or what, but whatever they're slinging now is junk on a bun! Bluh...
That's just a side note...onto the real "re-review"...
It was a wet, cold morning in Eugene, Oregon. In fact, it was the day our mighty Oregon Ducks lost to Stanford. We woke up at 7am and I really wanted to watch game day. We had no kids, and my wife had a moment of brilliance. "Let's go watch Game Day at the bar", she said. I couldn't get ready any quicker.
After calling NUMEROUS bars, nobody opened until 9am. When Game Day ends. Finally I called The Keg recalling they open early for breakfast. TOUCH DOWN!! Called them and they were up and runningwith Game Day on the TV's.
We showed up and I about shit myself when I seen 20+ people in this place. I've been here a few times, and i've never seen more than 5 people, 2 of which were me and my wife. I guess breakfast is where it's at when it comes to The Keg.
You know what I really wanted? Ice. Cold. BEER. BUT...I went with a bloody mary instead. Waitress asked, "Do you want it really spicy?" "Oh Yeah!" We replied. One would think you would spice up a bloody mary with tobasco or a touch of some fresh horse radish (i can make a killer bloody mary mix). The Keg's idea is pooring 5 tablespoons of black pepper into the glass. I kid you not, 1/2" of pepper settled on the bottom of the glass. We had to drink the Bloody Mary's from the top, that way we wouldn't suck up tons of pepper. Yeeeeesh.
Onto the grub.
I was so happy to be watching Game Day, I could let the nasty drink slide....besides, they had 10 barrell apocolypse on tap that I was eye balling. All I really wanted was some hashbrowns, eggs and bacon. The waitress was set on me having the special. Chicken Fried Pork Loin with taters, eggs, toast and gravy. I REALLY didn't want it...but she was pretty damn pushy, so I said F*** it and went with it. It was horrible. It wasn't chicken fried....it was deep fried. They used something similar to "Pride of the West" batter...I know since i've used it enough to fry fish. I ended up scraping the batter off and the gravy was NASTY. Officialy the NASTIEST gravy my tongue has tasted. It was REALLY thick, almost like it was thickened with too much flower. I had two fist sized piles of gravy and batter scooted to the side of the plate that I didn't eat. My heart thanked me of course!
The bacon was the shining moment. THICK, tasty huge slab of bacon. OK, I get it. So the next time (if ever) I come here, I'll get a 10 barrel and a plate of bacon. Hell, sounds good to me.
For a few drinks and breakfast it was $15. I guess the price reflects the quality. read more