“Beer is the liquid version of Photoshop” – source unknown
Today the Retired Guys ventured out to Catalina’s On Orange in
downtown Lancaster for the
second day of their Grand Opening event.
Catalina’s is occupying the space once filled by La Piazza
restaurant. (Note, the failed La Piazza in Lancaster is not the same as the successful La Piazza in Lititz and should not be confused with it).
The new owner of Catalina's, Louis, greeted us as we entered the
establishment and thanked us for coming.
The current owners of this establishment did a great job of minimal renovating and wisely
chose to keep the very decorative brick wall as a backdrop to the bar. The bar is in the lounge section of the
building and has a menu distinct from that found in the pizza shop up front. There are 24 beers on tap of which 22 are of
the most enjoyable “craft” variety ranging from Ales to IPA’s and the heartier
stouts. In the foreseeable future 4 more
taps will be added to the bar.
Our bartender for today was a young man named Ángel who didn't care how we pronounced his name, assuring us he has heard all versions. We asked him how his mom called him and he said sometimes it isn't so angelic! Anyway, Ángel took great care of us and freely offered us a sample of any of the draft beers we were curious about so we didn't have to commit to a full glass of something we would end up disliking. He went on to explain that plans for the future include creating a rooftop lounge as well as an expanded lounge in the basement.
It should be noted that Louis is very knowledgeable of the beers he has on tap and recommended a couple of IPA's that neither Terry nor I had sampled before. They were both very good but our favorite clearly was Rubber Soul . If you're an IPA fan, definitely give that one a try!
In keeping with our tradition of trying an appetizer, we chose the empanadas and were glad we did. The selection came with two good sized empanadas, enough to satisfy each of our late afternoon cravings for something more than liquid destined for our belly! Based on the flavorful appetizer, we both agreed we would gladly return to sample more of the food from their menu.
Catalina's is new and likely will experience some growing pains while they settle in. Be patient. We believe they will become a popular spot in Downtown Lancaster in the near future.
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