Annie runs the bar most of the time. She is just hilarious. Kind of racist, but in a friendly kind of way. I live across the street and there didn't seem to be a pattern of when they are open. I asked her one time when they are open and she said in a very thick Irish accent, "Whenever the hell I feel like it!"
When she pours a liquor drink, you only need one. I took my Valentine's day date there last year and he was talking and I had to silence him and point to the drink so he could see what was happening. He was confused until he looked, then he saw what I saw... 7/8 of the glass was gin and the other 1/8 was tonic. The gin was Bombay Sapphire and it was a whole five dollars.
One time I was in there and I asked if she took checks and she said, "No darling I haven't taken checks since 1976" and I said "Well why do you have a sign that states the penalty for returned checks?" and she laughed and said she should take it down. I asked for it (much to my roommates dismay). I still have it.
Another time my roommate and I were in there and we ended up playing pool with her and another customer. She heckled him the whole time. You just can't get experiences like this in a...
Read moreI like this place. It may not allow smoking anymore like it did back in the not so far back as to be bambi it it is a good bar. Locals, Irish, hot usf chicks and random oddballs with cameras and almost boratesque style (ok ignore that last bit. Hot chicks true. Rest is getting too weird for print)
Bartenders here are not to be trifled with. Respect and tip well and there will be peace as well as booze...
Read moreYour typically local dive bar with all the accompaniments: alternately friendly/grumpy customers, sassy, salty, but ultimately friendly service. Plenty of TV's surround the pool table while bottle beers and shots fulfill your thirst requirements. Local four legged friends are known to frequent the bar for drinks and treats with their...
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