Thursday, September 17, 2009

Hal's on Old Ivy

I'ma scared... Did I just walk into the Regal Beagle? Cougar.. Puma.. Mountain Screamer central. I swear, I just saw Ralph Furley in the corner hitting on Stifler's mom... Or was that Ivan's mom? Old people are funny... Because they have dementia.

This place is like the National Treasure... Really. As in ancient. I saw a Centenarian trying to buy a dwink for some old Battle-Ax with a Morgan Silver Dollar. Jesus Christ, no amount of Cialis can get Mr. Alzheimer's attention, let alone, STAND at attention... Or just merely stand. I wonder if there is a pool of cocoons in the back. The only thing that I wanted "aged" was my meat...

Escargot - Buttery and tender... Shit, who am I kidding? It's sea snots swimming in fat but damn, were they tastee.

Crawfish Tails - It ain't nothin' but a thang. Kinda reminded me of the clam strip dinner at Howard Johnson's when I was kid.

Rack of Lamb - Presentation was meat on a plate. Period. I guess, since most of the patrons are half blind, they really wouldn't notice the missing garnish. But sometimes that's all you need... a log of meat with a lil red wine and mint jelly reduction splashing around. Shit was spot on, cooked a perfect medium rare. Everyone loves a delicious, juicy and tender rack... The meat wasn't bad either.

Filet Mignon - Plastic surgeons should just use two of these instead of those hard toxic silicone or floppy saline... These perfect 36C's filets are the real deal, not only do you wanna suckle on these savory beef mammaries, you'll wanna lick your fingers clean afterwards. Oh yeah, they come in 2 flavas- regular and au poivre.

Prime Bone-In Ribeye - This newborn weighed in at 22 oz... And boy, was he delicious. Luckily, you don't need 9 months to enjoy this boy meat... But you may end up in the fetal position after going into a meat coma.

Entrees comes with creamed spinach, mashed potatoes or pasta asciutta... which were all side show freaks of filler.

The service was good but beware of large parties since they don't do separate checks. Confusion may arise, especially when the server speaks broken Engrish, even though he's been living in the US for 20+yrs. Cuckoo.

Nick the Lounge singer entertains y'all at Hal's with the song du jour while you dine... But for some in 2001: A Steak Odyssey, it was while you die...

Old Ivy, Hal's on Old Ivy, give me your man meat do
I'm half full, all for the love of you
It won't be a stylish presentation
I can't afford a space station
But you'll look sleepy upon the seat
Of an Ikea couch built for two

RIP (Rest In Pouch)

30 Old Ivy Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30342
(404) 261-0025

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