Dan’ s pours an impressive 24 American craft brews from taps behind the massive wood and granite bar( clockwise, from top); Sunlight bathes the dining room by day, and in the evening, patrons select their dinners from LED illuminated menus; Dan’ s fish and chips feature a light IPA-enhanced batter; Popular specials have included the bacon-wrapped bone-in pork chop with bourbon-barbecue glaze; Seared scallops are served atop creamy wild-mushroom risotto with sweet Thai chili sauce.
to gut the buildings and knock out the wall between the two, making the corner property into another restaurant and the other side the adjoining bar. The logo for Dan’ s adorns the front window and is based on Charlotte and Dan’ s pet pug.“ Charlotte is crazy about that pug, so I thought it would be great to have a pug pulling tap handles,” Dan says.
The combination of the lighting, tones, and building materials at Dan’ s creates a warm and inviting atmosphere, much to Charlotte’ s credit.“ Charlotte was the designer and came up with the décor,” Dan says. The dark wooden tables and booths, sleek wooden floors,
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