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Hi, my name is John, and I’ve eaten a lot of deep-fried brown things.
Where? At Ormsby’s, the White Provision tavern that has become a huge, huge, crowded, crowded destination on the Westside dining map.
Owner Warren Bruno (the late Aunt Charley’s in Buckhead, Atkins Park Tavern in Virginia Highland) teamed up with Michael Goot from SweetWater Brewing Co. and really tapped into today’s dining/drinking zeitgeist.
What are the elements for a new-style public house?
- Serious beer list: Check — Ormsby’s doesn’t have the most encyclopedic around, but it flaunts a bunch of the new gotta-haves on its draught list (Brooklyn Brown Ale, Dogfish Head IBA) and a whole lot of Belgian beers in bottle.
- Semi-speakeasy vibe: Check — Ormsby’s only calling card is a discreet door with an “O” on it on the bottle level of White Provision. When you open it, you find a big, freaking scene on two levels. Drinking and dining are on the top floor, while stairs lead to a …