I go out in W.B.L. five nights a week and for the past many years "The Dirty Duck" was just one of those places to avoid!! Recently, however, I was entertaining my old college roommate who was with his wife R.V. the country. I felt I owed them a night in my hometown I had always told him about, but nothing to extravigant, we hadn't seen one another for years!! "The Duck" it was. We were seated immediately on a Friday night, they had cleaned the place up in the pasted couple of years, from the looks of it and we were on the patio that night. I had a great Lynchburg Lemonade, my girlfriend a Stella, my buddy an Old Fashioned and his wife a Manhattan... we all commented that the "toddler" behind the bar would probably be stumped!!! Boy were we surprised and all commented on how well crafted the drinks were, we didn't get the barkeeps name. Our server was nice and energetic, named Joe, he was a laugh riot!! My buddy and I both order the Smoked Baby Backs and they were perfect!! (No need to search further, as a matter of fact!) After about two bites of our meals, a stocky gentleman (a manager) stopped at the table and asked how the food was; we told him "These are the finest ribs we've had in a longtime," and quickly got back to our Ribs! Maybe ten minutes later, a Salt and Pepper haired man, (another manager), stopped at our table. He was a jovial fellow who asked about the food, drinks, and service. We told him they were very good, and here is the part I love, he then asked where 'bouts we were from... my college buddy told him St. Louis. The immediately asked about the comparison between the ribs here and there. I got the best laugh when my friend had to say ours were better!! The Manager then razzed him a little about the 87' World Series, and was on his way. The interactions with the staff, mixed with the good food and great drinks made this an exception outing!! My girlfriend and I put our guests back in there RV and sent them onto their remainder
Pros: Great personable staff; REAL PEOPLE WHO CARE!!
Cons: Smoking allowed.
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