text: If possible I would give The Liberty a 3 1/2, but it's definitely closer to a 3 than a 4. \n\nThis was my first trip to The Liberty.  I went early evening (just before 5) with 2 girlfriends for after work TGIF drinks, apps, meals, desserts.  It was easy to spot right off of South Blvd.  Parking was plentiful, as we were quite early.  It's a well-paved, well-lit lot.  As we left around 7:30 or so, the lot was quite full, but this is right next to Pewter Rose and a gay bar (?) that I seem to remember reading about on the local paper online edition, and they share the large-ish lot. \n\nWe sat at a booth in the bar area.  It's a large bar with high chairs and 2 big flat screen TVs.  It has several high-top tables to accommodate large groups or smaller 4-top tables, and had 4 booths against the windows so you can view the traffic/walkers on South Blvd and the people coming in and out of Fuel Pizza.  If you like men in uniform, the fire station is directly across the street, so that is nice, but the sirens may also cause some beer spillage.  Once it is time for ambiance, they dim the lights, so make sure you have an app installed on your smart-phone that serves as a flashlight.  You will also need this if you have to go to the restroom directly behind the hostess stand, it's a dark hallway and hard to see exactly where you are going.  It's also a one-person restroom, so if you like to have meetings in the ladies room, you will be disappointed.  Comfy seating in the booths.\n\nThe drinks... wide selection of beer and wine.  My dinner dates had some kind of seasonal pumpkin ale.  They said it was good.  I had a Diet Pepsi.  (y u no serve Coke?).\n\nThe food.... we ordered fried pickles and pretzels with spicy mustard and/or cheese fondue for dipping as appetizers.  The fried pickles were very crispy and served with a ranch sauce and a tobasco/hot wing sauce, they tasted very good - I liked the crispness of the pickles and the pickles themselves tasted good.  I tried the wing sauce, wasn't a fan and stuck with the ranch.  The pretzels were VERY good.  Served warm with a sprinkling of salt with a cheese fondue that was creamy and delicious.  I am not a fan of spicy mustard, but I did try it.  It was mildly spicy.  And it was mustard.  (go for the cheese!)\n\nFor entrees, two of us got the pub burger which was a nice-sized burger that was flavored well and juicy, served with bacon, cheddar, grilled balsamic onions, lettuce, maters and aioli with a pickle stabbed on top of it on a brioche bun.  This will be a knife and fork burger after the first bite - it goes everywhere - I felt like I was covered in beef juice and mayo (that's what she said).  Typically served with french fries with rosemary, parmesan and chives, I asked them to skip all of that crap and just put salt on my fries.  The fries were hand cut and tasted very good - crispy without being hard with a nice fresh flavor (think Five Guys with a flair).  Our other dining companion had the BBQ sammich, again served with fries, and she said it was quite good as well.  It looked good and was a large sandwich.\n\nDessert.... we split a chocolate walnut torte served with chocolate sauce and vanilla bean ice cream.  Very good!  It tasted like a light chocolate cake with walnuts in it, served warm.  \n\nService was... well... mediocre at best.  The waitress was friendly without being annoying when we saw her.  When we first arrived, we were one of maybe 3 tables there and it seemed that they were staffed well enough to handle 3 tables.  Empty glasses stayed empty for a while, and from appetizers to ordering dinner was an eternity.  While the service wasn't bad, it was inattentive for the number of people that were seated.  They would have sold quite a bit more beer to our table had she been a little more attentive.  However she was pleasant and did seem to know the menu relatively well even though from other reviews and what she said, the menu changes quite often.  \n\nThe food was good, but because the service was slightly lacking, The Liberty would not be my first choice for a meal, but if someone wanted to go, I would not say no.  Try it out!