Dirty Truth

8 Reviews on “Dirty Truth”

• Roger K

  Excellent Beer Selection, very good food, funky good atmosphere.. It had probably been 5 years or more since we first visited The Dirty Truth. We’d been through town a number of times since then, but the opportunity never allowed us to stop in on those visits. After visiting the Paradise City Arts Festival on Memorial Day seemed like the perfect time for what I recalled as an excellent choice of beers.We were not disappointed. There are at least 30 craft brews on tap so I didn’t even think to ask if there was a bottled beer menu. One of the nice things about TDT is they group the list of beers on the chalk board by styles. Our server, Paul, says he’s worked there for about 5 years and it showed in his familiarity with the different brews available. He asked my wife what she had in mind and taking her cues on a beer that was not too hoppy, he had no problem suggesting a pint of Founders Red’s Rye PA ($5.75). She was quite pleased with his recommendation. I chose to start with a Sierra Nevada Torpedo ($5). Their pints are 16 oz. and served at the perfect temperature to fully appreciate their flavors.There were two items on their daily specials board that got our attention. My wife ordered the Beer Battered Cod Tacos ($14) – 2 soft flour tortillas (actually, two tortillas were used for each taco) filled with the pieces of fish, shredded cabbage and radishes with sides of blueberry mint salsa, sour cream, and French fries. These were delicious, would have been even better if they used corn flour tortillas! The hand-cut French fries were so good I finished them when my wife asked for a container to take home her leftovers. We all know that fries are never as good reheated.My eye had been caught by the Maple Coffee Brined Pork Chop Sandwich ($14) – slices of the brined pork served over a bed of house-made potato salad, all inside a brioche roll baked just down the street at the Tart Baking Co. A generous portion of warm black eyed pea salad also came with the sandwich. The pork was tend and nicely flavored. It seemed strange to have the potato salad right inside the sandwich but the mix of textures and flavors worked really well. The black eyed peas had lots of flavor also and were not overcooked.While we relaxed at our high-top table with a view of the people passing by on Main Street through the large, opened, glass windows we finished our meals with pints of Founders Porter ($7.50) and Jack’s Abby ABCS ($5). Both were quite enjoyable.Service was friendly and helpful. As the place got busier, additional servers appeared and assisted in clearing our table and delivering our check. If you enjoy beer you don’t want to pass by this place. But don’t overlook the food either. It’s quite good.

  August 29, 2013, 1:06 am

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