Again, I wish Yelp had half stars, because this was a 3.5 experience for me. \n\nI ordered the CHEESESTEAK with onions, green peppers, and mushrooms. I chose melted provolone as my cheese. I asked them to hold the mayo, because mayonnaise on a Philly cheesesteak is sacrilegious. I drank a STONE IPA, which paired well with the sandwich. (Harpoon IPA was on tap, but I didn't notice that until later.) Total price for my meal was a few pennies over $12.\n\nI sat at the bar and watched the short order cook prepare my meal, to see if I could learn any secrets - I didn't. The cheesesteak took about ten minutes to arrive, smoldering lava hot. I liked the components, which were plentiful, and well cooked. The line cook used grilled steak, and definitely not \"Steak Ums.\" I especially enjoyed the nice crusty bread. The sandwich lacked something taste wise, which was hard to pin down. I'm not saying that it was bad, or that I was disappointed, it just lacked some \"oomph.\" There was no salt or pepper added to the meat, so that would have helped somewhat. At home, I would also have added a few shakes of garlic powder. Cheez Whiz would have added significantly to the authenticity of the taste. I've had better cheesesteaks, but I've had far, FAR worse. Portofino's/East still remains my benchmark for CLT. I haven't tried the food trucks - YET, but I will. \n\nMy barstool neighbor was downing mixed drinks, and munching on WINGS with ranch dip and celery hearts. Both the drink and his food looked good.\n\nA mother came in, accompanied by her small daughter. The female bartender told them that Jack Beagles makes a great BURGER. I watched this being prepared, and it surely looked delicious. I would probably order that next time. It seems that almost every other reviewer says their mac 'n cheese is amazing, so that would be a \"must try\" eventually as well. \n\nSERVICE was very good. The female bartender was friendly and properly attentive. I didn't have to wait for anything. There were a couple of loud young guys bragging on their drinking prowess, but no one was being overly obnoxious. The female bartender deftly kept them in check. \n\nI love the RELAXED ATMOSPHERE of Jack Beagle's and the wonderful LOCATION. \n\nThere were large size TV's over the bar. \n\nI found the place to be very CLEAN. \n\nThis place makes me wish that I lived in NODA.
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