Welcome to NJ, Iron Hill.

Thursday night I went to Iron Hill with my wife and a friend of ours. It wasn't our first trip to one of their locations, so we knew what we were getting into. At 6:30 it was packed. The waiting time for a table was about an hour and of course, the bar area packed. We headed to the bar anyway, and three people happened to leave... what luck. After joining the mug club, I ended up having a Belgian IPA, India Black Ale, Ironbound Ale, and a Belgian Witbier. Right now, my favorite is the India Black, but that might change once some of their other seasonals start to get tapped.

As far as the food goes, I thought it was pretty good. I had the crab cake sandwich, and I also tried the Voodoo Shrimp when I was there last week. The decor is nice as well. It has an upscale vibe to it, which may or may not be the reason it attracts an older crowd. I didn't see very many people my own age there. It was mostly cougars and people in shirts and ties. Even when I was there last Saturday evening there wasn't that many young people there. This isn't a bad thing to me, either. I'll take hanging out with an older crowd over people my own age any day(not including my friends). 

This will be my go to bar for a long time to come, and if Yards does open theirs in Merchantville, I'll just have to split my time between the two. I will say, I do wish their bar area was square in shape like their Newark brewpub instead of being a long straight line. It sucks staring at the back of the bar.

Overall, it's an excellent experience and it is highly recommended!