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From the kitchen, expect a list of steaks, chops, braises and other meat-centered choices, from beef filets and ribeyes to rabbit saddle to duck confit. A few seafood items also make the cut, notably crispy skate wing with cajun oyster sauce. Burgers and sausages are ground in-house and "noshes" include a bacon flight, assorted rillettes and house-smoked mozzarella. Sauces and preparations on the entrees run from classic -- black pepper brandy, sauce Choron and Maytag duxelles side the steaks -- to new American: Bison short ribs come with harissa BBQ while lamb chops get a dose of black garlic cream.Lunch items show additional creativity: A $12 burger made from ground beef and pork rib-meat comes stuffed with that Maytag duxelles and topped with arugula chimichurri, sweet pickled tomato and lemon aioli.
While Freshcraft is known for its deep beer list, Block & Larder sports a smaller collection of brews and focuses on cocktails with names from He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. Feel evil with a Skeletor, based on Peach Street Distillers' pear brandy, or choose the side of good with a Man-at-Arms or a Battle Cat.
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