Lamb Burger and Curly Fries c/o Shenanigans

A little while after returning home from the afternoon's swimming activities my father and I went to Shenanigans for dinner. This place has been anchoring the downtown Sewanee dining scene for over 30 years. For a good while it pretty much was the dining scene in Sewanee and definitely the only place in town where you could get a beer. Over the last decade, however, a fair amount of competition has come in. I learned on this trip that Shenanigans had recently been bought by a new set of owners, and while the decor and layout of the place were pretty much the same, the menu had been spiffed up a bit, and more beers were on tap...or at least it seemed like more beers were on tap. The method of ordering at Shenanigans remains the same. This is not a sit-down, table service joint. Instead you stand in line (sometimes short lines, sometimes long ones), place your order, receive a number for your meal, find your seat and wait for your number to be called. I chose to have a Sweetwater 420 beer while we waited for our numbers to be called out.

Dad chose to have a cup of soup. I think it was split pea soup? Or maybe something else entirely? While his face might suggest otherwise, I believe he was relatively happy with the soup.

I debated between a burrito box and the lamb burger with goat cheese and curly fries and ultimately chose the lamb burger.

I hadn't brought J. or myself proper snacks for our swim trip, which led to a meager lunch of salt and vinegar chips and soda, so I was really hungry by the time we got to Shenanigans. But I think even if my hunger had been at a slightly more manageable level, I still would have enjoyed the sandwich. If I had been asked, I might not have wanted it cooked quite so completely. But perhaps it was for the best that there wasn't a trace of pink. In either case, I enjoyed it and my curiosity about other things on Shenanigans' menu was definitely piqued for future trips.