Cocktails at Moxie's

There's a lot of things that can be said about past experiences at Moxie's. Inconsistent. Slow. Awkward... Bad. But every once in awhile expectations aren't just surpassed - they're blown away.

Let me paint the picture for you. Where expectations are concerned, having a good experience once in awhile is okay, but having an experience that leaves your jaw squarely on the floor is another. My latest trip to Moxie's - the first time in a long time - left me "wowed". No, that's not the "woooowzers!" that Inspector

Gadget would say upon confusing Brain as one of Claw's henchmen. This is a genuine good thing.

To say that in non-cartoon speak. It was delightful.

What brought us in was The G.T. Moxie's spin on a double Tanquerray and tonic, adding lime slush and muddled lime leaves. And of course being the Friday night drink special, the price is right. $5.99.

Sentence fragments aside, we were brought in by our love for gin, and our knowledge that Moxie's has THE special for gin and tonics on a Friday night. We decided to take a foray into the dinner menu, as we'd noticed a new executive head chef and his feature menu items were taking over past menu items.

We played it safe and ordered a Parmesan Chicken Sandwich. It was of course very good - how could it be, after all. PARMESAN CHICKEN!? Nuff said.

However, our attention was piqued by a new beer cocktail; The Black Spice Mojito. Black spiced rum, muddled mint and ginger, amber ale, and topped with soda and ginger ale. It was simply put - fantastic. Beer cocktails have been a bit of a thing lately, and I'd definitely rank this one quite high on the list of top 10s. Or even top 5s. Okay, okay. It's actually more like first or second. It's good, and its on special on Monday nights. If you consider yourself a connoisseur of all things alcohol, you owe it to yourself to check it out.

Also being fans of Corona, we decided to get a Mexican Bulldog, but with a bad boy sized beer instead of a Coronita. The bartender was kind enough to only charge us for the bad boy beer, which was also on special - how can you go wrong!?

Also I would have to confess that I'd never tried a Mexican Bulldog, but have always had it on my to-do list. And as I expected, it was great.

For those of you who don't know, simply flip a bottle of corona into some margarita. If you like either corona or margaritas, its a nice twist for a few reasons: carbonation is a big one, but the fact that the texture of the drink changes over time is maybe the most pleasing aspect of the drink.

So to recap... Moxie's has left me quite impressed! Check out their daily specials, and go on a night where they're featuring something you'd like to try. The prices, and quality of the drinks have always Ben good; but this time it was spectacular.