Just wanted to quickly mention that we went to East Side King this past weekend. It’s kind of weird. You have to go to the Liberty bar to go to the restaurant.

So we went in and bought some drinks. First off we were shocked by their bartender. He was really nice and conversational. It’s a bit sad that seems shocking, but it was. They only have something like 5 taps, but their boring beers are Stella Artois and Negro Modello. And their bottled beer selection looks amazing. We got some Left Hand Wheat Beer and headed outside. It’s not a particularly hipster bar despite being in the hipster part of town. Most of the people looked like tech workers coming out for a beer after work.

East Side King is a trailer that they open up gates to. Basically it’s like an outside bar for the place. Except it serves food instead of beer. And the food…

Julie had “Thai Chicken Karaage” and I had “Poor Qui’s Buns” and “Fried Brussels Sprout Salad”. Holy smokes it was good. Mine was this fantastic thai salad that was spicy and fresh and then had these awesome fried bits of brussel sprout on top. The buns were just pork belly, a little something like hoisin sauce, and a standard bun. But the way that pork was cooked! Holy cow. Crispy and light the whole way through. I enjoyed it so much I ordered their tongue bun that was on special. Somehow they made cooked tongue so it was light and crispy. I don’t have a clue how they did it, but it was fantastic. The stand is run by a bunch of the cooks from Uchi, and you can tell from their techniques.

Definitely going to have to go back to the Liberty for their beer and food.

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Deidre

2010-05-21T19:56:45.000Z

Oh man! I was just stopped at the Liberty for a beer on Wednesday night after a triathlon practice at Decker lake. I saw that stand and was hungry, but figured it was just a taco truck. Fail. Fried brussel sprouts sound amazing!