Sidecar has a new menu and new hours!

While Matty makes cole slaw for tomorrow I figured I would post a quick message about The Sidecar, our favorite neighborhood bar. We went tonight after an extended (apparently) absence to find a change in menu and hours. We suspected something was up Monday night when, driving home from Target (with our dinner from Tony Luke's) that Sidecar was open! On a Monday! Well apparently starting last Monday they are now open on Mondays! And they are now open from 3pm-2am Monday-Friday (kitchen open til 1:30am) and 10:30am-2am on Saturday and Sunday (kitchen open til 1:30). And we learned tonight that they have also changed their menu. Gone are the chili (much to Matty's chagrin) and the tequila poblano turkey burger (much to mine) but they have added a few awfully tempting things, including Shrimp and Crawfish Hush Puppies (sorry vegetarians) and a fantastic sounding romaine salad with smoked avocado! The happy hour special (M-F 3-7 and 12-1:30) are now 1/2 price carnitas (same as before), nachos (now with a delicious braised pork to replace the tasty but perhaps too greasy chorizo) and pretzel crusted chicken fingers (in a small (4) and large size (8) which are very good, but fairly typical chicken fingers). The new menu is available on the website. The brunch menu does not appear to have changed. The drink specials are $1 off all drafts (including PBR), $2.50 HighLife bottles, $2.50 well drinks and $3.50 call drinks. The nachos ($6.50 for happy hour) and chicken fingers ($4 for small for happy hour) were delicious. We know the carnitas ($2 each for happy hour) are. Tonight Matty tried Lagunitas Imperial Red Ale (reminded me of an IPA with a bit of a bite, but darker in color) and Victory Helio Saison ($4, a light wheat beer flavor). I stuck with my tried and true vodka cranberry. We are excited to try the rest of the new menu and now be able to go on Monday, which is something you dont realize you want so much until it isn't an option. We also hope them all the best with Resurrection Ale House (Memphis Taproom people) opening this Wednesday around the corner in the space most recently occupied by Yello' Bar.