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CROCKETT'S PUBLIC HOUSE: Old School Potato Crisps from P-Town

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Place: Crockett's Public House

Located: Behind Trackside Pizza

City: Downtown Puyallup

Opened: Last month

Full bar: Yes

I drank: Beer, duh

Server: Chris

He took: Forever to bring me my beer

So: I got it for free!

Did you hear that: Free beer!

Correct, my beer was: Free!

You're jealous of my: Free beer!

One of my worst childhood memories is of an evening when, in all of her white-trash glory, my stepmom made pimento cheese sandwiches for dinner. I was 5 years old and had the very strong opinion that pimento cheese was the devil's vomit. 

For all you unknowing Yanks, pimento cheese is a Southern food consisting of cheddar cheese, mayo and pimentos. 

Sounds lovely, right?

It's not.

On that memorable evening back in the ‘70s, my bitch of a stepmom made me sit in the corner all by myself until I finished gagging down this wretched pimento cheese concoction that, by the way, she didn't even make herself but instead bought from the damn store. So lazy. 

The horrible memory is etched into my brain so vividly that I can even recall the print of the brown metal TV tray my plate was on. I shudder at the thought.

Fast-forward to the present day. Mr. DeRosa goes to Crockett's in Puyallup for lunch on an almost daily basis, and can't seem to stop insisting I go in to try the Old School Potato Crisps. So, being the loving and wonderful wife I am, I heed his advice and stumble into Crockett's for some beer and grub.

I order my draft Diamond Knot IPA and some of these Old School Potato Crisps I've been hearing so much about. My server, Chris, sets the Crisps on the table and I gander at the beauty before me. 

In front of me lies a gorgeous basket of huge, thick-cut potato chips and three dipping sauces: guacamole, red pepper pesto and ... PIMENTO CHEESE?

Say it ain't so, Crockett's! 

I adore your full bar (including the absinthe from Woodinville), Green Chili Cheeseburger, Bleu Cheese Salad and non-alcoholic mint lemonade. I even respect your Crockett's Crunch Burger, consisting of pork roast, short ribs and potato chips on a bun. But pimento cheese alongside such beautiful potato chips?! How could you?

Slide me another free beer and I might be able to forgive you. Yep. That usually works.

[Crockett's Public House, 118 E. Stewart Ave., Puyallup, 253.466.3075]

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