Maw’s Eatery and Bar.
Inside the dim Princess Street restaurant (sorry, eatery), are dark couches and dark beers. The wood floor and the knotted beams overhead are comforting.
The bar is a golden light at the far side of the dark restaurant – damn it, eatery. The amber lamplight gleams off of golden bottles and polished beer taps.
Behind the bar is a large room. The lights are brighter but the floor is black. The long wooden tables extend along the width of the room. Ancient chandeliers hang from the high ceiling.
A grimy, spiralling staircase is all that’s left of Republic Nightclub.
Now, the Exchange District warehouse has transformed into a Norse god’s dining room.
On stage is Tyler Penner.
“It’s good to be here at the set of Beauty and the Beast. Don’t worry about cleaning up, some little fucking teapots will get it for you,” says the comedian (or, at least, he says something close to that)
Later, there’s another jester on stage.
Jordan Welwood says the place looks like a vampire’s living room.
It does.
And I’m into that. It’s new.
New isn’t always good, but it’s usually worth trying.
Go check out the cafeteria-gothic German Beer Hall at Maw’s.
Give it a shot. At the very least, you can have a wicked sandwich.
Here’s what I had at Maw’s Eatery and Bar:
Today’s Special: Pulled pork sandwich. $10.20
Impressions: Open-faced was the way to go on this one. The thick bread on the bottom was resilient enough to sit under the saucy pork without getting soggy. The cheese on top was smoky complemented the cool greens nicely. The pork was cooked perfectly and its sweet juice didn’t overpower the rest of the sandwich.
What made it? Stand up comedy and pulled pork in a vampire’s living room.
It doesn’t get better.
Power Goes Out (to eat) 