Tabu

To celebrate the start of march madness, General Tso and I decided to try out the new gayborhood sports bar, Tabu. We had already been to Mikey's, the sister (brother?) bar to Tabu, and had liked the food, so we were expecting good things. The place was crowded with men when we got there, but there were a few open tables, and we were seated right away. There's 3 nice flat screens in the back area where the tables are, and I was pleased that each was playing a different second-round game, but I don't think 3 TVs is enough to call yourself a sports bar.

They had an NCAA drink special, which was pretty unique: 64 cocktails, each designed after one of the teams in the tourney. The General got a neon green long island iced tea, which represented Michigan State, but I didn't have the balls to try something new, so I opted for a beer. To share, General Tso and I got 10 buffalo hot and 10 Jim Beam bourbon wings. We didn't agree which ones were better, so I ended up eating 9 buffalo and 1 bourbon wing. Overall, I thought the wings were meaty and had great flavor. Plenty of crunchy carrots too!

Wings

For my entree, I ordered an appetizer, cajun battered cauliflower with parmesan dipping sauce. Unfortunately, the cauliflower came out at the same time as the wings, so they were cold by the time I tried them. They were ok; I expect much more from a dish with the words "cajun" and "batter" in it. I couldn't taste any cajun, and the parmesan dipping sauce was bland. I think there were too many bites for the dish to be an entree. It probably would have been received much better if it was shared as an appetizer, as it was meant to be.

Fried Cauliflower

General Tso pounded his flank steak sandwich; I barely had time to snap a picture. According to him, it was really good and very tasty. However, he is on his "anyone can cook good steak" kick, so he thought it was nothing special. I wouldn't know, since I rarely eat steak.

Flank Steak Sandwich

After dinner, we headed downstairs to find an empty pool table. Score! We found the poles to play with, but there were no balls in sight. Highly disappointing. The manager kindly informed us that someone had stolen the balls. Maybe they should think of a new system to keep track of their balls. I probably wouldn't go back to this sports bar unless they found their balls. They didn't have enough TVs to watch Sunday NFL football, and you can't beat Fox and Hound's never ending chips.

Rating: 3/5 girly cocktails