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Grill and Pub or Pub and Grille weekend starts
with a journey to David B’s in Barberton. Looking for something
new and close by has become sort of a chore…we've come close to
exhausting local options. Maybe after a few years a return trip
will be warranted soon. Anyways, there is a place in Barberton (with
an outpost in Fairlawn) we have never tried, David B’s Grill and
Pub. We walked in early on a Friday and found just a couple of
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There is a separate dining room outside of the booths and tables
alongside the bar, which has a few tables and a couple of pool
tables. Overall, the place is much nicer inside than I had expected
and the crowd that filters in through the night seems well behaved
and friendly.
Our server was friendly enough and efficient as well. Most folks
were imbibing at the bar, we were the only ones eating. We tried
their olivenos, buffalo chicken dip, the bacon bleu burger and their
special jumbo fish hoagie with fries. The olivenos were interesting.
Chopped pieces of briny olives were balled with asiago cheese,
breaded and fried. The sharpness of the olive cut through
everything maybe a little too well. There was plenty of cheese
inside but it couldn’t stand up to the olive. The little cup of
sauce added another dimension, they were interesting but nothing I’d
make a trip for. The buffalo dip was broken in the crock but came
with a pile of tortilla chips and didn’t taste off. They may want to
take a second look at storing and reheating it.
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 Interesting Idea |
 Not Bad But Not A Reason To Go Either |
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 Ehhhhhh |
 Ugh |
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The sandwiches were a step down from below average apps. The burger comes with two small patties, cheese crumbles and a couple rashers of bacon. It would best be described as run of the mill. The fish couldn’t manage that. Smelling of freezer, it was everything I would avoid in a fish sandwich. The last chance for redemption the fries turned out to be limp, mealy and greasy after appearing much better than they turned out to be.
David B’s seems like a nice place to enjoy a
pint, and several people were, but don’t expect much from the menu.
The fries and the burger I can imagine are related to the off hour
of our visit and the possibility of less than experienced kitchen
help. The fish disaster is flawed from the get-go and speaks to
something else. Something I am not particularly
interested in. We are planning on making some return visits to
places that we have not mentioned here for years. It will be a long
while before we consider here. |
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| D- | C | C+ | B | D | D | ||
| Weird Olive/Cheese Option | Almost Everything Else | ||||||
