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Brownie's The Shed Grille & Bar 237 Whittington Pkwy. Here's what you can get for 10 bucks or less at Brownie's: Anything. (Unless you start ordering your wings 25 or 50 at a time.) But for happy-hour beer drinking, order the Shed Sampler — a table-sized platter of fried brat bites, fried pickles, fried mini-corn dogs and fried pretzel nuggets ($9.99!). Did we mention it's all fried? And salty? And perfect for chasing with the specials on tap. the term is if he's a man — who has a bald head and a dusting of white hair on his face. Pay eight bucks. Never too crowded in the afternoon, which is relaxing. Sit by the bank of throwback pinball machines, our favorite of which is Dolly Parton-themed. — JM — KW Cahoots 1047 Bardstown Road Blackened chicken Alfredo with garlic bread may not be your typical divebar grub, but for $6.75, this dish, when on the specials board, is worth trying. If you need a backup plan, order wings (sweet chili and HOT, $5.50) and a side of fries ($3.25), which are Rally's-style spicy and Irish-style thick. — Mary Chellis Austin Meat 1076 E. Washington St. Meat has no kitchen. Meat has a snack tower, a collection of 15 glass jars that contain wasabi peas, chocolate-covered pretzels, hummus chips…. Fill up a wax-paper bag. Cost? Zero dollars. Now, look at the cocktail menu. Think you can mgure out a way to spend 10 bucks? Cumberland Brews 1576 Bardstown Road A steak dinner for $10? How about a beer thrown in? That's what you can get at Cumberland Brews every Thursday. An eight-ounce slab, seasoned steak fries and an onion ring — washed down with one of the brewery's beers (the cream ale has been tasting especially great) — makes for a fat, but happy, stomach. This is enough food for even the heartiest eater, but if you're just looking to nosh, count on saving a sizable portion for lunch the next day. — JM Sea Hag — MCA The Silver Dollar 11507 Park Road Anchorage 1761 Frankfort Ave. Tucked underneath the Village Anchor, the Sea Hag runs drink specials — wine-down Wednesdays, $1-mimosa Sundays — and the hunger pangs will kick in as you drink, say, a glass of Vinho Verde. Go with the beef kabobs ($9) — tender pieces with Thai peanut sauce — or the Cobb rollers ($10) — two succulent pork shanks with bourbon-barbeque sauce. Both elicit head-nods, glorious eye-rolls and groans of epithelial approval. With the holidays and too much pub fare behind us — literally; our jeans are snug after all of this bar food — a visit to the Silver Dollar allows for a lighter bite. The chicken and green chili soup ($6) is brothy, spicy and dense with vegetables. A side of collard greens ($4), navored with bits of pork, is an adequate shift from all of this fried food, a nice change from greasy eats. — MCA — MCA Holy Grale Decca 1034 Bardstown Road 812 E. Market St. The allure of the Grale has not yet tapered, so if the only empty seat is by the door, warm up with the fritjes carbonnade ($9), which is, according to co-owner Lori Beck, based on a common dish you can get late-night in Belgium (specimcally Bruges). Fresh, hand-cut, double-fried potatoes smothered in a Flemish stew of beef, vegetables, stock and abbey beer. We'll call it a posh take on pub food. — MCA The perfect night at Decca: Arrive about 9 p.m., meet your party upstairs in the dining room to share some tasters — a little of this, a little of that — then head downstairs for live music and fancy cocktails. The menu at Decca is exceptional, but only the vegetable sides are less than $10 (except for the duck liver terrine). The root vegetable gratin ($7) is a rich and root-y base for a night of cocktails or wine drinking. — Suki Anderson Proof on Main 702 W. Main St. Can't beat the atmosphere at Proof. Modern art and crafted cocktails may sound a little hoity-toity, but this place is as comfortable as your living room. The fried chickpeas are a great treat with a cocktail or beer. A little salty, a little sweet, a little fried — perfect and, at $4, well worth it. You can get one charcuterie ($6) to go along with it — perhaps a bit of cheese. You won't be full, but you will be happy. Zanzabar 2100 S. Preston St. Remember the lunch line in grade school? The steam table? The watery corn? The "mystery meat?" The butternies you got while standing next to Meghan Wilkins? Remember her pink scrunchie? Zanzabar is sort of like that. "Lunch Line," from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Tuesday through Friday. Grab a tray. Pick a meat (a boneless fried chicken breast, roast beef and gravy, a bourbon barbecue pork chop) and two sides (collard greens, stewed tomatoes, macaroni and cheese). Chat with the "lunch lady" — not sure what — SA Old Seelbach Bar 500 Fourth St. You know the Old Seelbach Bar. Jazz, dark wood, opulence, Gatsby. (A question: Would F. Scott Fitzgerald eat a quesadilla?) It's February, so here's our advice: Sit at the bar, get the massive pecan chicken salad sandwich ($10) and see if you can make it last until Derby. Then you'll have one of the hottest seats in town. — JM 2.13 LOUISVILLE MAGAZINE 3 5