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Pleasant surprise in an unpleasant bar. The food served in this bar is several notches above what the the building and decor look like. While the lobs…
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10 Reviews on “The 1029 Bar & Smack Shack”
1029 Nordeast. So, how could I have gone so long without discovering the 1029. Nordeast on Broadway and Marshall, the unpretentious beer joint-bar in the industrial neighborhood across from Graco with a platform for outdoor summer dining surprised us with lobstermac, lobster roll, shrimp po’boy and my new addiction, leg of lamb sandwich. But what added to the experience was not just the succulent, lambie sandwich on the great baguette, but the hawker who, for an instance, reminded me of my Dad. Dont ask me why; I dont know. He shouts in the bar Anybody else I couldnt see him but I knew he was talking to me. I got tomatoes, potatoes, onions and donuts! Maybe some tomatoes, I said. Bari whispers, and some onions.The hawker looks like a high school coach with close-cropped gray hair. He puts a hand written list with all manner of staples on the table. I think I stammered and said, Add onions and donuts to that. How could I not buy veggies and donuts from a guy in a bar?
Hit and Miss. There’s a painting of two squirrels in a canoe on the side of the building; it’s kind of a silly eye-grabber, but in another way, it’s spot-on: one of the squirrels looks happy and the other grumpy and our experience here has been 50/50.We liked the Lobster Mac & Cheese and the Sausage and Shrimp Grits, but thought the Bacon Mac & Cheese bland and the Lobster Rolls rather like a tuna sandwich on greasy bread. Similarly service was great once and sub-par the next. One time they had this goofy policy of requiring a DL or credit card to keep the order straight because, so our server said, they don’t have a computer?! I remember when no one had a computer and they kept orders straight just fine, so that seemed like quite the fishy reason– double fishy since on our other trip no one asked for any form of ID. So, yeah, hit and miss.The decor has the usual point-of-sale ads, some police and fire department stuff, and a host of signed bras. Not sure what to make of that last one. Most of the seating is stools, so if you are short this may be an issue.
We met friends from out of town for lunch there during Art-A-Whirl. They shared a shrimp basket and loved it. My wife loves the Lobster Mac and could eat that every day. I enjoyed the Lobster Roll. Hefty portion of chilled lobster stuffed in a texas toast style bread. Yum.
Waste of time. Girls get descent pours of booze while guy’s mostly get pop. Went there 5 different times each time with a girl and two of those times with a small group of people that did not believe me. The bartender would even make sure that he poured the girls drink first and bring them over then go back and pour the guys drink. We always tried both drinks and it was the same. Now the only guy’s getting the strong drinks are the off duty police officers still wearing their police under shirts. The disturbing part of this is that the drunker they get the more they threaten people about getting them arrested. They push themselves on the women and when rejected they get rude a vocal about how they better not see that woman try to drive away because they will call their buddy to get them off the road. A little later you see the same drunk ( over served) cop hop in a car and drive away. The food during the day is alright, but way overpriced. At night the only food you can get is a burnt frozen pizza. Save your time and money and head anywhere else in NorthEast.
Not as amazing as I expected but -. Divey and dank atmo, like all the best bars are. It was happy hour, and two tap beers and one lobster roll ran me $23 – I’ll let you decide if that was pricey or not. I took my lobster roll To Go, and it was really good at home, so I can only imagine how awesome it is if you eat it right there at the bar. I will be back for the food for sure – might go somewhere else for drinks.
Featured On Food Network & Bon Appetite. I just saw Triple D with Guy Fieri on Triple D on the Food Network just go bananas over this place! The Lobster Roll was even featured on Bon Appetit’s best Lobster roll in the country as they use FRESH lobster! THe Lobster Mac and Cheese and Lamb Sandwich are supposed to be out of the ball park too. I cannot wait to try this place! 😀
We tried lobster mac and cheese, lobster grilled cheese sandwich and lobster roll. Grilled cheese was rhe winner followed by the lobster mac. Our waitress, Michelle, was a gem. We’re coming back with more friends.