Leadbelly

Not a massive menu, but a lot of interesting and unique combinations and flavors in the selection of choices. Nice bar and grill feel to the place. Service was good, as the waitress was attentive and helpful in suggestions. Bathroom that I used was clean. Food was was cooked well, and brought out with a good temperature. Over all a pretty decent experience. I had never been here before and my buddy had only been there once years ago. I would certainly be willing to try it again. I don’t recall what my friend ordered, but I had the Raspberry Beret, which is a burger with candied bacon, jerk-ginger peanut butter, Romain, raspberry-jalapeño jelly, red onion (I left the onion off), on a toasted brioche bun. Very interesting mix, but was quite good.

We absolutely love this place, they’ve never disappointed. Anytime guests are in town, this is our go-to, and everyone is a fan. We haven’t been eating out much with COVID, but since they have the patio option and all of their staff are wearing masks, we felt safer about it. Although their menu was limited, they still had plenty to offer. The food is a dollar or two higher than one might expect, but the portions are big and everything we’ve ever eaten here is delicious. We also took advantage of their happy hour that went until 6 PM. Claneta was a fabulous server and the food came out within minutes of ordering. Finally, what prompted me to leave a review after eating here more times than I can count, is seeing their welcoming, inclusive sign in their lobby today. With so much hate and division in this world, I am proud that this business can take a stand for what is right. Unity. Humanity. Progress. Thank you for being a leader for change in our community!

Initial visit We asked the server for her recommendations. With that information we ordered 3 items to try. I gave our server the opportunity to order for us. One lunch special (we chose 1/2 order Mac and Cheese) $9.99 You can definitely taste the beer in the soup. It was full bodied bursting with flavor. The Mac and Cheese in comparison was dull. I did try the queso sauce after I packed it up and the sauce did taste very good, but if you pair it with the beer soup, the Mac and Cheese will appear very bland. The sauce for it gets lost a bit when mixed with the pasta. Raspberry beret burger with mashed potatoes and gravy $10.49. This one intrigued me with its peanut butter and raspberry jelly sauce. I saw this plate and was a bit disappointed as I asked the server for great presentation. I had a Burger similar to this at another restaurant and was disappointed there. I wondered how this would do. The difference is they have a peanut butter and jelly sauce as opposed to just a berry gastrique. The flavors melded very well and I did enjoy it. As to the mashed potatoes, the mushroom gravy is necessary for them as it brings it from ok to yummy. Full Leaded jacket burger $12.49 I was unsure how this would taste. My friend ordered it with a veggie Pattie. We were unsure how it would taste with... We did find that it paired well with the veggie patty, much better than we expected. It is a very nice large portion. The food arrived warm but not piping hot. Leadbelly's interior is sleek with large windows allowing for lot of sunlight to fill the room. Service was very friendly in the beginning but I did feel she was getting mildly annoyed/impatient with all the questions I was asking. Would like to return to see their other menu items. I didn't have a wow item that I felt I had to go back for yet. Of note: they use paper straws here. They are located in Midtown, parking is available by the meter just outside the door or there is a parking you can pay to park in. they used to have something where if you bought something in the area you could get it validated, but I did not check with this restaurant to see if that was still happening as we parked at a meter.