Friday's alright for Polka

There is no good reason to continue on about my praises for the Happy Dog.  But, I will, yet again.  Had some friends out for the DJ Kishka Polka Happy Hour last Friday and turned on a few new converts.  The Hot Dog of choice this go around was Cheese Whiz...hold the phone because I am going to debate the Whiz.  I don't want to call Bullshit here on my friends at the Happy Dog but I don't think it really is Cheese Whiz.  I suspect they use Easy Cheese because of the telltale ornate ruffle pattern of the orange goo.  That is cheese in a can!  Imposter, reveal yourself.  That all being said does it really fucking matter?  Neither one is actual Cheese and they pretty much taste the same.  Either way I am cool with it, your secret is safe with me .  So I did "Whiz", house made ketchup, yellow mustard and Spanish Onions.  

I went pretty traditional honestly plus a side of tots with the the Saffron Aioli and Oaxacan Red Chile and Chocolate Mole dipping sauces which went well with my Okocim Polish Pilsner.  I have mentioned the fine beer selection they have here but they change them up here and there too which keeps things fresh.  Kishka was Kishka.  What more do you want from your local tavern Polka DJ?  Ice Cubes and Beer, 7 versions of the Liechtensteiner, and other popular sing-a-long favorites.  He keeps the crowd engaged the entire night, and even was doing a little polka himself with the ladies.  I still want to get my dad out here on a Friday night to check it out.  It's the timeless old world charm that is endearing to all ages here.  

The reason for the review though this time was due to the exceptional service.  Now mind you the service is pretty damn good all the time and that is one of the reasons I keep coming back.  The bartender-server we had taking care of our crazy table, which for the record had at minimum 10 separate tabs going is the reason I wanted to add on to my Happy Dog dairy.  Yeah, yeah I'm a dick I know, way too many checks going for one table.  However if you knew the way my friends drink there is no way I am going on a split tab with those fucking alcoholics.  Our server Nikki, never had her before as a server, treated me like I was the best and only customer in the place.  She was fast, she was friendly, she was chatty and had some great ink and a smile that would knock your socks off.  So just another reason I love this place so much you can add Nikki to that list and pretty much the entire staff from the Sean's on down.