Restaurant Review: Herkimer Pub & Brewery

Birthday girl with her birthday dessert
of carrot cake

I'm a little ashamed to say, that at the ripe age of 24, I can count on my hands the amount of times I've been to a bar. This past Friday, I fell asleep at 9:30 pm watching The Boondock Saints. Yep, that's me. So to say I'm a little excited to write this review is a bit of an understatement.

One night over the summer I (we) did the unthinkable and went to a bar to celebrate a friends birthday. Not only that but the bar of choice was actually my idea. Had I ever been there? Nope. Thank goodness for Google.

Mark's makeshift "24" birthday card

The place in question is Herkimer Pub & Brewery located in Uptown. Inside its hip and interesting, exactly what I was expecting. There was shuffleboard behind our table and a handful of board games to the left. After dinner, the birthday girl, KT, wanted to play Apples to Apples, which we did and Jessica ended up winning. But now to the drink and food.

Garbanzo Bean "Burgers"

Bad picture of garbanzo bean burger with a side salad

Often times around here we get busy doing a million things that when it comes time to eat we have no patience to wait around for food to be ready. So having a couple quick, go-to meal ideas or freezer ready meals is a life saver.

Another life saver is vegetarian protein sources like tofu, tempeh, or beans. Why are they life savers you ask? Because you don't have to wait for them to cook through, meaning food gets into your stomach that much sooner. And while Mark and I are definitely not vegetarians, we enjoy the flavors and textures these sources offer.

Today's post is going to focus on beans, specifically garbanzo beans, and no its not a hummus recipe. Its a "burger" patty recipe for those nights when you want a bun topped with lettuce, tomato, and cheese but don't have the want to wait for ground beef to cook.