Sebago Brewing Company

A perennial favorite among the crowd at USM's Gorham campus, and alumni like myself, Joelle and I took yet another trip to the Sebago Brewing Company in South Portland. (Actually, Baby, it's located in Scarborough.) ...Whatever, they all blur together. As always, we had a fantastic meal, and we never leave disappointed, and here's why!

Atmosphere: One thing I enjoy about Sebago is that in the bar area, you can see through to the vats of beer brewed on location. Not gonna lie,it's fucking awesome. Not only do you see the vats themselves, but you see the lines coming from the vats, to the draft stations behind the bar. You know you're getting fresh beer. Again, not that I (we) drink, but I think it's cool that they let you see some of the production. I also like that they give you a small overhead light at each of the tables instead of a giant metal lampshade or something. It's pretty swanky feeling. The booths that we regularly sit in are only one section of the restaurant. There is also another seat-yourself area with high-top tables, in which you are surrounded by windows and televisions with the latest new england game. Overall, I love the decor (mostly wooden bars, paneling, etc, with raised booths at the bar area. Not just the bar feel, but a real sit down restaurant feel. I gotta give it a 5, no complaints whatsoever. I also give it a 5.

Food: This visit, I order my regualr appitizer; the Pub Pretzels: three warm, soft, doughy, salty pretzels from heaven with this killer mustard sauce made with their IPA beer. Totally a comfy food that could be a meal in itself. As per tradition, I had one of her pretzels. See, Sea Dog? THIS is how you do a pretzel. Hot, salty, and with a very good mustard. It starts out very sweet, then you get the tangy mustard taste on the way out. Then for the entree, I had something I never had before. It was called the Hop Daddy chicken sandwich. This very tasty sandwich is grilled chicken breast, smothered in a IPA mustard glaze, lettuce, tomatoe, and onion (I believe). Did Sebago smother it in IPA mustard, or did you? Both. I've had so many other things on their menu, but this was just as good as my regular. My entree was the Brewhouse Classic burger, basically a bacon cheeseburger, but I also get a side of their equally excellent barbecue sauce. Good, thick sauce that tastes fantastic on bacon and beef, and Joelle says it's also good on chicken fingers. The burger itself was delicious as well, with a nice homemade-tasting roll and a half-pound of well-cooked beef with two strips of crispy bacon. It wasn't overdone either. Gotta give a 5 for food, everything was perfect. 5 for food.

Service: First of all, our server (A girl I had class with before and has served us several times) brought over pretzel rods when she took our drink order, something I haven't seen Sebago do before. All our food came out pretty fast (albeit by a kitchen person, but when I asked for another soda, the server brought it over.) Friendly and speedy gets another 5 for me. I don't have much more to add on, but it's no a surprise that we had good service. They know how to treat us well. Also a 5.

Overall, a perfect 5! We can't recomment Sebago enough, but a lot of our readers don't need us to tell them.

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