Yesterday for the boxing world's big match Pacquiao v. Mayweather, my friends and I headed to Batch. It's located on 30 SW 12th Street, on the first floor of the Hampton Inn and Suites. The place is quite visible, but you don't realize it's there because it has no banner or sign saying, "Hey, this is Batch!" What gives it away is the music and loud chattering of a crowd in a great environment. Batch has two areas, an exceedingly nice terrace at the front and the inside bar with booths along the edges and high tables in the midst. In the very back, there is even a "dance floor" that, if you're into Latin music, proves to be the best place to be in. If you're not a Latino, don't despair either! Batch makes sure there is a variety of music throughout the night. As for the food, it's great. The one small problem is that yesterday they seemed to have a special menu with items I believe I haven't seen in their everyday menu. Nonetheless, they might be offering them, so it does no harm to ask! As for the items on the "ordinary" menu, I've had the truffle fries, Margherita pizza, Dry Rubbed Hanger Steak and Pulled Pork Sliders. As a standard, it's a bit difficult to go wrong with fries, but these are substantially good; although I wouldn't mind some extra cheese! The pizza is delicious. Suffice to say we had to order another one before the last slice started WWIII among members of my table. The hanger steak: wow. It was amazing. The meat was tender and juicy and it just made a great appetizer. Finally, the sliders were too darn good. The pork was seared in BBQ and topped with onions and pickles to make the perfect slider. I would absolutely recommend ordering these if you visit Batch.
As for items I am not certain are on the normal menu (which if I am wrong please let me know!!), I'll start with the wings. They had a very sweet sauce and a touch of a spicy aftertaste. As I've said before, I'm more into straight-up buffalo style wings, so these turned to be too sweet for me. The steak tacos that we ordered came with the meat in a bed of lettuce and on a flour tortilla. They were good, but they could have included a light touch of sauce that would have added the flare it was missing. However, the quesadillas absolutely made up for both the tacos and the wings. It was a burst of flavor between the cheese and--surprisingly--veggies. They definitely rank among the top quesadillas I've tried. The thing I would recommend for this restaurant, as I have for several others, is to order to share. There are so many good things to try that it's great to be able to have a little (or a lot) of everything. But if you don't feel like giving away part of your food, there's also several burgers I've heard are great. Before you go, you have to know Batch offers great happy hours on Fridays and Saturdays after midnight. You get a pretty good deal on the beers--and this comes from experience!!
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