The Lucky Screw

During a recent stay at the Luminary, we decided to walk over and have dinner at The Lucky Screw based on the menu and some of the reviews. For some reason, my teen thought this place would be fancy - I laughed and said with their name, I figured it'd be a bar. But it's not what I would consider bar food - it's definitely nicer than that. We got there for happy hour on a Monday, and it was pretty empty. We had our pick of seats and had great service. There was live music somewhere - we sat in the front part and didn't really walk around, so I have no idea where the guy was. He sure liked to test the mic a lot - my kid started counting the number of times he'd say, "testing 1, 2" - even after he had already started singing songs. This was quite amusing to my kid for some reason! Here is what we ordered and thought of each dish: Scampi dip - this was pretty good but SO rich. It comes with pita triangles, crostini and celery. There are some diced tomatoes on top, but you can't even taste them. My son works in a restaurant, and we're foodie geeks, so we were talking about how it needed more acid like maybe capers or pickled onions. The tomatoes are an acid, but they were so lost in this dish and doing nothing, so maybe just more tomatoes. Or diced red onions. I don't know, but something to balance that yummy richness that is almost too much after a few bites. I'd recommend getting this if you have maybe four or more people, so each person isn't getting too much which is what happened to us, I think. Loaded tots - these were pretty good. We'd order these again. Nice crunch on the tots. Ask for a side of Ranch dressing, tho. It has a Ranch "drizzle", but if you like Ranch (like my kiddo!), get more. Buffalo Chicken flatbread - my son ordered this and really liked it. I didn't try it as I am not into Buffalo. He did say it wasn't that hot and could have used a bit more heat. Brazilian Picanha - this is what I ordered as I love Picanha and cook it at home all the time. I asked for it rare, and it came medium rare and almost even medium in parts. I hate sending food back, but I also am not a fan of overcooked meat. My second dish was cooked perfectly, but both pieces of meat were a little tough to cut. I got it with the house veg which was a broccoli and maybe pepper mix and was good. Instead of mashed potatoes, I got fries, and they were also good. I'm not sure I'd order this again, but that's partly because I like how I cook it at home better (sorry, guys! Hard to beat smoking meat on a Traeger, lol). So, overall, we liked the Lucky Screw and would eat here again and try some of the other dishes. I wish I could give them more like a 4.25. I think this place could be a lot of fun on a weekend night, too! Definitely...

I had been there several times for drinks but never to eat...until last night when I got to experience the real Lucky Screw. It was a very busy music walk night so needless to say every place had a wait. We found our way to the bar and ordered drinks than food. Wished I had gotten the name of the bar tender who primarily took care of us, but also noticed a female bar tender who also checked on us while our bar guy was busy. I was so impressed by that because usually they only tend to their own customers. These people rocked! They worked their tails off non stop. Now for the food. I really expected mediocre bar food, but oh no, it was the most tender steak, hot and cooked perfect as well as the scampi dip. The dip was piping hot and actually had enough toasted bread and pita to finish the entire dip. How many times do you get a few chips and have to ask for more while the dip sits cold, a 5 star for that alone. This is my new favorite restaurant and am planning to go back soon. Thank you Lucky Screw for your awesome Chef's...

We drove 40+ mins to this bar to catch the second round of divisional games because it was recommended to us by a friend. We’re originally from the DMV area (moved 3 months ago) and wore our Commanders gear after a big win last night. We sat at the bar and one bartender walked up to us and just stood there staring at us. We said “hi?” and she said “you know you’re in a Lions bar”. No “hi how are you?” or “what can I get you?”. We were immediately met with a rude comment because of what we were wearing. And, there was absolutely 0 indication that it was a “Lions bar” just by looking around. We decided to order drinks and an app and watch the second half of the game. She still served us but was curt. After the shift change, the second bartender was super sweet and didn’t comment on our gear. We most likely will not return because of the first bartender. I bartended for 3+ years and never treated someone different (even a Dallas fan!) because of what...