The Binc has the potential of a great local neighborhood cocktail bar that also serves solid food. I love the intimate vibe and upscale environment Binc offers when you're looking for more than an ale house. I've come here a few times for happy hours (Mon-Thurs) where I normally enjoy a glass of wine or a Fahrenheit 451 cocktail (their take on a spicy margarita). Though in general I love the concept of this place, there have been a few times where the vibe just... flopped. On the weekends, I've seen the bartenders get entirely overwhelmed and start to lash out the patrons and I've seen guests get impatient and walk out. They sometimes get too busy for their own good, especially on the weekends, where you may sit and wait and be ignored for a while before the bartender gets to you. All that to say, some of the crafty cocktails seem to be a lot of effort for little delight to the tastebuds. Ordering grandma's salty tomatoes was on me. I normally like my spiked tomato drinks, but this kind of tasted like bottom of the kitchen sink water. Or the very end of a Bloody Mary where it gets really melty and watery and you're not sure that the flavors are working for you anymore. The big dill cocktail was more up my alley, but still not enough of a star to come back for. I'll stick to weekday happy hours for a glass of wine and a side of fries here in the future. read more