Easy Tiger

Yesterday, I went to a new bar/bakery called Easy Tiger.  I must say that I really like this place. A lot.  It's on E. 6th Street in the historic district just west of I-35. It is two levels, the upstairs is the bakery where you can buy bread and desserts to go and see them bake everything.  Downstairs is the bar area with a sweet outdoor patio.  The music was nice, nothing popular, pretty eclectic and they also had a lot of old-timey French music to kind of go with the theme they were jiving. 

Their menu was based off the bakery obviously, but all their meats and breads were made on site.  I had the Smoked Turkey sandwich with Avocado, Radishes, and Smoked Jalapeno Aioli.  I got the half order and thank God that I did, this thing was huge!! Alas, I was hungry and didn't get a pic of it haha, you are going to have to trust me on this.  Another thing they do is called Easy Boards.  It's basically a tray with various items that go together, such as pretzel, Bratwurst, Sauerkraut, Beer Cheese, Potato Salad, and House Mustard.  It's a meal on a plate almost like a tapas DIY. Great for a couple or small group of people.

I heard of this place through some ATX twitter feeds I follow and found out they were celebrating Belgian Independence Day. Because of this special occasion they were giving away tulip commemorative glasses when you ordered some of the special Belgian Beers they had on tap. Of course I was hooked after reading that. I ordered the Ommegang Independence Day ale that is only release on tap for yesterday. It was a Tripel and it was delicious.  The glass was pretty cool, it had the red lion with BID spelled out around it and Belgian (And Belgian Style) brewery names around the entire glass.

For dessert I had an Old Rasputin that they had on Nitro.  I expected it to come in a small 10 oz snifter like everywhere else that sells it puts it in.  Imagine my surprise and happiness when they bring it to me in a 16oz mug!! It was the perfect finish to a great meal.  Roasty, Chocolate, and Coffee Yum.

The back patio was almost Grotto-like with it inside a huge rock formation with white lights and speakers on the wall of the rock.  It looked sweet.  On the side of the building they had 3 ping-pong tables along the little river next to them.  I would be so afraid I would knock all the balls into the water! Overall I would give this place 4.5/5 I think it would get a higher rating if I went with people and it wasn't between shifts for waitresses. Cheers!