text: The gf and I are still trying to find our goto places near our house As much as we are willing to drive hours for a good meal there is something to be said when you can find places in the neighborhood worthy of frequenting To date our search has been disappointing Not even sure the specific cuisine needed for our rotation but I guess it would benn Breakfast spotn Pizza placen AYCE Sushin LunchBistro place weekends n bargrillnnIn that i am free during the weekdays I also focus on bakeries sandwich places Mexicantaco and ChinesennThis past weekend she was hankering for a coffee a definite priority for her but not a we place and I was wanting a beer Strangely she also wanted to play a little video poker The combination made me think about the Lodge we have been meaning to go even though it is a replacement to one of my old fav Italian places JRs great meatballs nnThe lodge is a neat little place for some it may be a combination of too many things you have a video poker bar which is kind of hybrid Dottys and the normal poker bar some of the machines are individual spread out so kind of private then several built into the bar for easier socializing They have a loungy sitting area with chairs a couch and a TV I thought it a little strange they did not have a TV over the bar areannThe gf orders some foofoo coffee drink I sit at the bar and order a firestone IPA We proceed to put each into neighboring machines in about minutes she hits ofakind aces twice She decides to also order a Panini ham and cheese with garlic mayo comes with a side of potato chipsnnSammie was tasty the beer tasty and the gf liked the coffee we especially liked her walking away with AND they comped everything so sorry no idea about the pricesnnEven with the win not sure this will make the grade for our local bargrill it is a neat place but I prefer a place that has a decent selection of cold beer a large number of TVs and above average bar food homemade potato chips is a major plus we have a few more places to try in the neighborhood nnThe search continues nnnnpics added