Call
us crazy, Melissa D'Arabian, but if you're going to be featured on Best
Thing I Ever Ate's BEST I EVER DRANK episode, you should choose an
actual BEVERAGE, preferably one containing ALCOHOL.
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| For Reference, This Is What Alcohol Looks Like |
Despite
Vodka's skepticism regarding any "happy hour" preference not featuring
booze, she and her college roommates, Whiskey Sour and Diet Coke, forge
ahead down the empty sidewalks of Dallas until they reach Abacus, home
of Melissa's favorite lobster scallion shooters.
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| Brave of Dallas to Incorporate Any Shooting References on Their Menus.... |
Taking
advantage of the generous two-hour window in which one can procure
half-priced drinks, we order an old-fashioned (Vodka), prosecco (Whiskey
Sour), and Cabernet (Diet Coke), along with a plate of sushi from the
similarly cheap bar bites menu.
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| Poor Lighting and No Desire to Fix It |
Due
to the manic efficiency of the bartender (which is quite appreciated by
the ever-impatient Vodka, especially when it comes to cocktail
consumption), all of our requests are placed before us in mere minutes.
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| Zooming In to Actually See What We're About to Consume |
Vodka is the first to pour the sauce from the sake bottle into one of
the shot glasses, which each feature a small battered lobster fritter
atop a bed of scallions.
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| Cheers! |
The sauce itself is simultaneously sweet and
tangy, and it has the distinct aura of sweet and sour soup.
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| We Believe It Was Orange-Tinged, Though You'd Never Know by Out Photographic Evidence |
When combined
with the crunchy lobster, it does indeed prove to be a pleasing
combination, enhanced by the novelty of swigging the whole concoction
back like a bump of tequila.
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| Who's Down for Another Round? |
Additionally, while the bar bites sushi was also quite scrumptious, once again,
Vodka took absolutely no notes on it, so you'll just have to take our
word for it.
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| Instead, She Took Pictures of Diet Coke Listing the States |
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| Here's the Sushi. Don't Ask Us What's In It |
And so, Abacus receives 4 stars for successfully
overcoming Vodka's predilections for automatically despising any BEST I EVER DRANK options which aren't found on the spirits menu.
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| We Always Feel More Generous at Happy Hours |
Though
we're still calling foul on singling out a "beverage" one has to, you
know, CHEW. Just saying, Melissa D'Arabian. Just saying.
Abacus's Lobster Scallion Shooters: 4 stars
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