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Like the queen, I\u2019m a fan of gin. She supposedly prefers hers straight up.<\/p>\n
I dig mine in a classic Bee\u2019s Knees, a Prohibition-era elixir containing fresh lemon juice and a touch of honey \u2014 exactly how Trust makes them.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s one of a dozen cocktails on the happy hour list that are reasonably priced at $7 each.<\/p>\n
When Trust first opened more than a year ago, its happy hour was offered in the literal sense \u2014 for only one hour.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s been thoughtfully stretched to two hours Monday through Thursday, and to three hours on Fridays.<\/p>\n The deals on cocktails, wine, beer and highly savory \u201cbar bites\u201d are available in three sections of the big-windowed restaurant, located at the base of the Mr. Robinson lofts building.<\/p>\n Customers can seize a seat at the inviting bar or at a couple of high tops near the entrance or within a comfy couch set on the roomy outdoor patio.<\/p>\n I chose a high top, which gave me a vantage point for observing the exceptional wait service Trust is known for.<\/p>\n With an army of servers on duty, menus and water were delivered promptly, cocktails and food arrived quickly, and basically no customer appeared abandoned.<\/p>\n As a devious follow up to my soothing gin drink, I tried the bar\u2019s top-selling cocktail, known simply as \u201cTrust cocktail #2.\u201d<\/p>\n Manager Sophia Hussain said it\u2019s been on the list since the restaurant\u2019s launch, and that it\u2019s also available up Park Boulevard at Trust\u2019s new sister offshoot, Hundred Proof.<\/p>\n \u201cA lot of people ask if the drink will be too spicy. It\u2019s not,\u201d Hussain said, referring to its blend of jalape\u00f1o tequila, grapefruit and peppery Firewater Bitters.<\/p>\n Hussain was right, the additions of agave and a slice of cool cucumber toned the heat, turning it into a gulpable tipple even for this non-fan of tequila.<\/p>\n To visit Trust without trying chef-partner Brad Wise\u2019s cooking would be a grave oversight.<\/p>\n His bar bites, which are $2 off regular prices during happy hour, include two items cooked on a grill fueled by red oak: chicken wings speckled with garlic, chilies, honey and cilantro; and a mound of roasted cauliflower incorporating mint, serrano aioli, golden raisins and curry vinaigrette. Both were wildly delicious.<\/p>\n Other drink and food choices include the Penicillin, made with reposado tequila instead of scotch; a rye old fashioned omitting the cherries in lieu of a sugar cube and citrus peels; garlic-herb shrimp; and french fries draped in Mornay sauce and an egg.<\/p>\n There\u2019s also a version of mac n\u2019 cheese available only on the bar menu. It features Gouda cheese, ham, fresh peas and bone marrow.<\/p>\n Several local craft beers and select wines are also discounted during happy hour, which is not surprising that even on a Monday, gaggles of customers started arriving from the get-go.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Bebidas: 5<\/strong> Comida: 5<\/strong> Valor: 4 Servicio: 5<\/strong> Ambiente: 4<\/strong> By Dr. Ink Various media outlets recently reported that Queen Elizabeth throws down four alcoholic drinks a day. Good for her. I would, too, if I lived within walking distance of Trust Restaurant or had the budget for daily car or carriage service.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":912,"featured_media":252005,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"11555","_seopress_titles_title":"In gin we trust","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[11547,11551,11555],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-252004","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","category-news","category-uptown-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252004","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/912"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=252004"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252004\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/252005"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=252004"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=252004"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=252004"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"In](\"https:\/\/sduptownnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/web-Exterior2.jpg\")
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CALIFICACIONES:<\/h3>\n
\nSignature cocktails using a variety of clear and brown liquors incorporate local produce, fresh-squeezed juices and assorted bitters. Local craft beers and a few select wines round out the list.<\/p>\n
\nThe \u201cbar bites\u201d yield bigger-than-expected portions and offer complex flavors, such as the wood-grilled cauliflower and chicken wings. The offerings also include octopus fritters, pork spareribs with grilled lime, and more.<\/p>\n![\"In](\"https:\/\/sduptownnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Trust-sidebar-230x300.png\")
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\nSignature cocktails are priced at $7 during happy hour, a $4 savings compared to their regular prices. The costs for beer, wine and bar bites drop $2 on average.<\/p>\n
\nNo customer is left forgotten. Both the dining room and patio are well-staffed by competent servers, and always with a manager on duty.<\/p>\n
\nThe urban-chic design mixes industrial elements with warm, homey touches such as an open-kitchen showing off copper cookware, and whimsical wall graphics displaying meat charts and a Betty Crocker cookbook cover.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"