Salt Bar

What do you do on a cooold stormy winter late Sunday night? Go out for beer to get warm of course! Salt Bar is now one of my favorite spots for bar bites and beer. Very rustic casual atmosphere with alternative/jazzy music and dim candlelight setting. One long wood communal table and more seats along the windows and wall. Only one chef and one bartender, so I can imagine service will be much slower on warmer nights or weekends.

VERY cheesy beet dish, as you can tell, but at least they don't skimp on blue cheese! Pretty regular combo of blue cheese, orange and beets, very simply dressed ~$8

Devils on Horseback! (Bacon wrapped dates) ~$10 My new addiction, so far I've tried here, Alta, and Boqueria and so far this beats the other two. Maybe it's the balsamic glaze swimming underneath or maybe it's the perfectly cooked bacon wrapped around a juicy plump date... how can you NOT enjoy this? As a matter of fact, how can you not enjoy anything wrapped in bacon? Whoever invented this is a total genius, or maybe a total stoner craving something salty, then something sweet. But that's what makes this so perfect, it has all the tastes and textures in one perfect bite picked up with a tiny toothpick. Sweet yet salty, chewy yet crunchy...ahh devils are heaven

The flatbread was also very tasty ~$10 (+/- a dolla, I forget). We tried the one with proscuitto, sliced figs, and some kind of cheese (I also forget, probably drunk from half a beer by this time) But totally solid and good portion to share, compared to the other teeny tiny dishes. They only offer two varieties of flatbreads, but I recall the other sounded amazing too.


DIY - Devils on Horseback calls for 3 ingredients (4 if you want to stuff it with cheese, highly recommended). Just cut a piece of bacon in thirds, wrap it around a pitted date (stuffed with goat cheese is awesome), stick a toothpick in it and bake till bacon is done. To make the glaze, simmer balsamic vinegar, SIMMER DAMN YOU, NOT BOIL, patience is key...until it reduces to a heavy thick syrup and wah-la...spoon a quarter size amount onto plate and top with the devils...enjoy in your heaven.