2508 Highway 41 North
Evansville, IN 47711
Vanderburgh County
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by Nanci Berardino on We, heathens and Jews, drove around the No Libs/ Fishtown/ Fairmount area , in search of dinner on this holiest of Resurrection Eves. We had passed on the allure of "Philly's Best Tater Tots" at North Bowl, in favor of a highly touted Burger at Sketch. Sadly, Sketch was closed for the week, and a Mexican spot in Fairmount also proved to be run by devout catholics. When Silk City was mentioned, my ears perked up, as it was something I had heard of here on rateclubs, and was interested to try it. We found free and nearby parking and headed over. It wasnt super packed, but just busy enough to hand us a half hour wait. This wasnt so bad, however we had arrived hungrier than a pothead at a Phish concert. The smells wafting from the dining area, and the sights of steaming food arriving at tables made the wait seem even longer. Ill explain Lemming mentality. We were 4 people standing in line. The 2 in back not paying attention to the 2 in front. When the 2 in front decided to use the bathroom, the 2 in back followed, thinking we were being sat. I cant even begin to explain how disappointing it is, to think you are about to sit and eat, only to be standing in front of a bathroom. I didnt even have to go, so my other Lemming friend and I took the walk of shame, back to the waiting area. Finally, it was time for us to be sat for real, however this time I made sure the long walk was not in vain, before leaving my spot. Silk is a cute little diner area. For our purposes tonight, we steered clear of the bar and dance area, in favor of the food. There was no real uniform, the servers all wore what was comfortable, and as a former server, I appreciated this. I did have a small comic fantasy of just walking up to a table and beginning to serve someone. The pitfalls when the staff blends in with the masses. Our particular server was great. She got our food to us quickly (a godsend in our famished state) and checked back on us often. She answered our questions like a sport, and we had quite a few. As I stated ad nauseum, we were hungry and came for the food. Even though, in this state, a hot dog would have tasted like filet mignon, we were impressed on how good the food was.Id give the food 5 stars, I only take off a star because we didnt get the whole Silk City experience yet. I started with a Pear Cider, which I had heard about and was curious to try. It tasted like sweettarts, which isnt really my thing but was refreshing on a spring evening. We ordered 2 plates of wings, one Thai Chili and one Buffalo. These may be the best wings id ever had. They were well done, crisp and the sauce was perfect (not dry or dripping). It was a tough call, but id say I liked the Thai ones better. I may come here just for those wings and the next time a "Best Wings?" thread pops up, Im typing 2 words...Silk City. Thinking I would be eating at Sketch, I had a taste for a burger, and the one at Silk looked good, but my eyes kept drifting towards another item. Ive mentioned before, that I love meatloaf. Actually, when Im in an unfamiliar diner, I usually go for the Loafed meat. Its simple comfort food, and its hard to mess up, although some are better than others. Silk impressed me again here. The key ingredient here was bacon. Its so simple, I dont know why ive never thought of it before. They wrapped a slice of bacon around the meatloaf. Genius, and added great flavor to an already tasty meat loaf, not to mention a bangin' mushroom gravy and Mashed potatoes and peas. It was top notch. My only complaint was too many peas. I like peas but even with giving each thing on my plate , steady fork rotation, there was a whole cans worth of peas left on my plate. Still, that is my only problem and its petty and minor. As diners go, the menu wasnt that large and ecclectic, but with the quality of food we got (oh yeah, everyone else liked their food too, I think, I was too deep into my food nirvana to notice.) its OK by me. They could cut the menu down to just the 2 items that I tried and Id still be back and Id still recommend Silk to others. For a few wonderful hours, I got to feel like Guy Fiere from "Diners, Driveins and Dives" getting superior food and diner service, but without the sting of his peroxide. Well Done Silk City!
by Jonie Bethel on $2 PBR every day, and $1 PBR on Mondays. The patio with heat lamps is great on any day. Free Oysters on the half shell at 5:30 pm on Fridays. I can say this is one of the few truly "gray" bars (gay and straight) that I know of. It really is a mixed bag, and you never know whose going to be inside.
