"Gave Prohibition Gastropub a shot for the first time on a recent Friday night. I was not disappointed and in fact, surprised at how much I enjoyed my food! It had come recommended from friends. I'm not easily impressed or enthused over restaurant food typically. I'll certainly eat at a number of places but, usually on those occasions we're away from home for awhile or not wanting to cook. Many times I'll regret the money spent, as a home-cooked meal is tastier for far less. Fortunately for me, my husband is a fantastic cook so it's difficult for restaurants to beat or compare to what we can have at home. I've never had chicken and waffles but finally decided to go for it and I'm so glad I did here! The house-made jalapeño jelly was SO GOOD. I'd make food just to have something to put it on! I even asked if they bottle and sell it. I don't care for spicy, so if that's what you're after, that's not the dish for you, but it was beyond delicious on perfectly cooked, crispy outside, fluffy inside waffles. The chicken was covered in a not-too-thick breading that was impressively crispy. No soggy, grease-soaked blanket covering the chicken. I'm not a huge fan of deep fried foods in general but the flavor was great and consistency just right. That being said, I'd walk back in and order just the waffles with jalapeño jelly because it was THAT good! We usually don't find ourselves in the trendier, um, hipster-ish sort of establishments and this one definitely falls into that category. It usually seems the flavor and originality in recipes doesn't add up to those recent WA price hikes. However, I'd go back here again and just may have to get 2 menu items to have the waffles again and and try something different. My husband enjoyed his burger and salad. The most spicy burger he could find on the menu, as usual. He wasn't as enthralled as I was with my food but said the flavor was good and unique. His only complaint was the patty being a bit on the greasy side. They were also lacking whole anchovies for his salad. They had seating when we arrived at 6:30 but had a line by 7. We waited quite awhile for our food (didn't order drinks) but our server was very apologetic, kept us in the loop and kept checking on us. Services was good, 2 other staff members stopped to ask about our food and refill drinks. Everyone we spoke to was genuine and pleasant, happy to converse outside the scripted bubble when we had questions about the menu. There were 2 sides of seating, plus bar. Volume was comfortable, no rowdy or inappropriate talk going on around us. Enough of a traditional restaurant to bring the kids along. I want to reiterate, that jalapeño jelly was stellar! Perfect blend of textures and flavors. Thick, no watery runoff. To die for!"
