Rusty Bucket - Polaris

Saturday night my husband and I headed to the newly opened Rusty Bucket on Polaris Parkway and Cleveland Avenue. We tried going last week on Sunday for lunch, but the after-church crowd hindered our efforts. Since the restaurant/bar is new, we anticipated a wait for a table on a Saturday night, and we waited about 10 mins. The restaurant and bar are open pretty late during the week and weekends, and its open until 9pm on Sundays. The Rusty Bucket has a decent menu complete with burgers, salads and lots of beer on tap and in bottle. My husband ordered the Italian Torpedo complete with french fries which is a fancy way of saying Italian Sub. In addition to the usual cold cuts that are found on an italian sub, the torpedo had a sausage patty. I asked if it was good, since he ate it in about 30 seconds, so I guess you can believe his "yes". I ordered the Shrimp Primavera. Big shrimp with broccoli, mushrooms, onion and penne pasta in a creamy garlic wine sauce. It wasn't super creamy, but there was a lot of garlic. It was very good. Our server was excellent and gave great suggestions for our meal. He was a big fan of the Reuben and the Nickel Salad. He also told us a great secret: You can order any of the their salads as a wrap. I made a mental note of that for next time. Each day they have a "blue plate special", but I couldn't tell if there were any happy hour specials. As I mentioned before, they have about 12 beers on tap and a huge handful more available by bottle. We saw the bartender making a mojito-ish type drink and was actually smooshing fresh fruit for it. Additionally, for you hairy buffalo fans, they have a huge container of pineapple soaking in some top-shelf vodka. I didn't try any Saturday, but plan to on my next visit. The Rusty Bucket advertises themselves as a sports bar, and with six flat-screen HDTVs in plain sight from our table, I would agree, but there is also a dining room that isn't in the bar and a great outdoor patio filled with fresh flowers right now. All in all, the Rusty Bucket was a great experience. I am looking forward to going there again.