by Todd SouTh
Where the Sandwiches are
an Art Pastrami Pretzel Sliders · Pulet Brie Sandwich The Crafted Croissant · Carmel Apple Bacon Waffle Cinnamon Apple Cranberry Kale Salad Proudly Serving
Specialty Cafe by day and Paint and Sip by Night 130 West St, Reno, Nevada 89501 (775) 409-4781 · www.craftedpalette.com
Open Mon-Tue: 6:30am-3pm · Wed-Sun: 6:30am-3pm & 6pm-9:30pm
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On the ropes
The D’arce Choke salad comes with chicken, iceberg lettuce, red onion, tomato, shredded cheese, crumbled bacon and homemade ranch dressing. PHOTO/ALLISON YOUNG
this was the smallest $10 burger I’ve ever seen, thrown together in a way that required reassembly before taking a bite. Knockouts is a sports bar with a UFC The handful of fries were fine. fighting theme, though it may be a double My wife’s Footwork salad ($10.49) entendre—the staff is comprised entirely involved grilled skirt steak, baby spinach, of attractive young ladies. If only the iceberg lettuce, tomato, red onion, shredservice matched the scenery. Ours was ded cheese and crumbled blue cheese. the only table ordering food, yet it took The meat was tender yet underseasoned, close to an hour for our appetizer to and there wasn’t much of it. The plate appear and a full 90 minutes before the was mostly a sea of iceberg with an odd six-item order was complete. grouping of spinach on the sides and a bit We started on chicken wings ($9.49, of cheese and veggies. You can have any eight pieces) from a choice of seven dressing you like so long as it’s ranch. flavors, ordering half “Gotti style” and After the wait for food, it was almost half hot. The wings were an average amusing that they choked on a D’arce size and very crispy without being overChoke salad ($9.49), which was apparently cooked. The hot sauce was anything but, not added to the ticket. Though I ordered tasting mostly very sweet with a hint of it with grilled chicken, my pile of iceberg spice. Gotti style was a rub of powdered was covered with a ton of very dry, deepgarlic and Parmesan that wasn’t bad, just fried breast meat that was difficult to eat. a bit dry. Evidently they were trying to compensate I wanted to taste the chili ($4.49) so for delivering it half an I asked if they could hour late, but serving do a cup rather than a up twice as much of a full bowl. They had no bad thing doesn’t make cups, so a bowl was it good. filled halfway, topped I’d been told to with shredded cheese, 551 E. Moana Lane, 357-8050 try the pizza ($9.99, onion and a dollop 12 inches with three of sour cream. The toppings), only found on the specials mixture was basic hamburger chili with board. Though easily the most successbeans, but like the hot wing sauce it was ful item ordered, it was adequate—not sweet rather than spicy, akin to marinara. award-winning. The pie was topped with It reminded me of the chili served by a plenty of cheese, mushroom, black olive certain eponymous chain restaurant, bland and sausage, and—while the crust didn’t and sweet. Adding insult to injury, it was have a lot of flavor—it was definitely served just above room temperature. housemade and hand-formed. It wasn’t Sandwiches and salads are all named completely crispy, but the edges had for fighting terms. The Over Hand Right nice chew. The sauce tasted much like burger ($9.99) was—according to the the chili—bland and sweet—but luckily menu—a 1/3 pound patty with cheddar and there wasn’t much on the pie. Extra points American cheese, mayo, onion, lettuce and for using a puree with tomato chunks tomato, served on a tiny bun with a side instead of canned sauce. For the money, I of steak fries. I was asked how I’d like wouldn’t mind another bite of that pizza, it cooked—medium rare—and received but I’ll phone it in an hour ahead and take it well done, much like the burgers your it home. Ω uncle overcooks in the backyard. Frankly,
Knockouts Sports Bar & Grill
