A fine ambience at the \´aüt\ bar in Ann Arbor

Finerepast found myself in Ann Arbor, Michigan of all places and was introduced to the \´aüt\ bar. Actually, I had been there once before but had forgotten. What you see above is the outdoor dining facilities. Does Columbus have anything like this? This was just a superfine and relaxing place to kick back and enjoy a nice meal. A fine ambience adds so much to the meal.


More fine ambience at the \´aüt\ bar

This is probably a better shot to give you, the reader, a feel for just how tranquil things are at the \´aüt\ bar. Btw, I need to figure out exactly what is going on with the name. I get maybe just 1/3 the meaning. The owners don’t actually use an umlaut over the “u.” But, so far, I haven’t been able to find anything on just the one dot over the vowel thingie. Maybe they just made it up. Btw+, I learned more about the umlaut then I really care to know, to wit:

“The umlaut is a diacritic consisting of a pair of dots or lines placed over a letter. A very similar diacritic is the diaeresis (or trema). When the vowel is an i, the diacritic replaces the tittle. The two diacritics are very similar in appearance, and the distinction between them is not always made.”

Which leads me to ask, “WTF is a diacritic?”

“A diacritic (/da???kr?t?k/), also called a diacritic or diacritical mark, point, or sign, is a small sign added to a letter to alter pronunciation or to distinguish between similar words. ”

No shit, sherlock! Glad I took the time to look that up. BTW++, how about “tittle”?

“A tittle is a small distinguishing mark, such as a diacritic or the dot on a lowercase i or j. The tittle is an integral part of the glyph of i and j, but diacritic dots can appear over other letters in various languages. The tittle of i or j is omitted when a diacritic is placed in the tittle’s usual position (as í or ?), but not when the diacritic is elsewhere (as ?, ?), and traditionally not in Vietnamese.”

So the owners of the \´aüt\ bar put the tittle over the “u” when no tittle is necessary? Oh, wait a minute, they’re simply giving the phonetic pronunciation of “out”. Duhh? Boy, I feel like an idiot. Oh well, I learned about tittles, diacritics and umlauts. On to the food, shall we?


Sweet Potato Chips at the \´aüt\ bar

Sweet Potato Chips are described in the menu as “A basket of thinly sliced sweet potato, deep-fried and dusted with cayenne and cinnamon. Served with a honey-dijon dipping sauce. ” These were sinfully decadent.


Hummus Roll-Up

Ok, from eatin’ time to press time involved a significant hiatus but I believe that this was the Hummus Roll-Up. It could have been the Lemon Tempeh Hummus Roll-Up. If so, then I’m not too far off. Either way, it was damn tasty! Btw+++, that carrot slaw is much better than you can imagine. In fact, it was surprisingly good.


Corned Beef Reuben with French Fried Veggies

Although we completely forgot about dessert on this trip, I remembered (thanks to the help of my friend) that the bread pudding is to die for. So don’t miss out like we did if you go there.

The \´aüt\ bar serving up good food and jeopardy questions: “I’ll take unfathomable diacritical marks for $1000, Alex.”

315 Braun Court
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
(734) 994-3677
(734) 994-1396 - fax
(734) 994-0558 - office
(734) 663-0036 - bookstore

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