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1022 SOUTH
TACOMA, WASHINGTON
How do I start this blog without completely making a fool out of myself?  If you are a Craft Cocktail lover among enjoying amazing sandwiches and snacks then this is the place for you.  Every time I walk into this establishment I have to bring a towel to clean up all the drool that accumulates on the table from my envious mouth of every cocktail that leaves the bar.  It is a small hole in the wall bar on hilltop and you would not expect to find what is behind the walls.  An amazing maybe 25 person room filled to the ceiling with homemade liquors, low lighting and quiet conversations.  Now the cocktails maybe a little more than what most people are use to paying but the time and effort that goes into each cocktail pays for itself.

Our bartender/owner Chris Langston is hands down a genius.  The new summer menu it out and he once again has outdone himself.  As I sat down at the table I knew exactly what I wanted, House of Leaves.  A drink that my friend had purchased the week before.  A surprising cocktail considering what is in it.  It is a little earthy, fresh and ends with a sweet kiss of homemade grenadine.  It contains vodka, lime and basil.  Now I don't know if he sings the basil to sleep at night or if he hand picks it from the Garden of Eden.  Either way this drink goes down like a sand hill hooker.



House of Leaves

Now just because this is a Craft Cocktail Establishment doesn't mean they can't dish out some amazing food also.  I was pleasantly surprised by the menu and what it had to offer my grumbling belly.  Now I had the 1022 Muffaletta Sandwich with comprises of Nicoise peppadew tapenade, applewood smoked ham, hot coppa, finocchiona, gruyere, fresh mozzarella.  Indeed it is a mouthful of words that most people wouldn't think of comprising into a sandwich but who has two thumbs and is craving one right now....THIS GIRL!  IT is also accompanied with a small baby spinach salad with what I believe was a balsamic vinegar to cleanse the palate for more delicious drinks!  http://www.1022south.com/



1022 Muffaletta