Poor Paul's Pourhouse — Restaurant in Tallahassee

It's truly a snapshot of Tallahassee 30+ years ago. With ZERO change noticeable since my first visit back in 1987, Pour Paul's offers a dive-bar experience with four pool tables, six (I think) dart boards, one of only three truly fantastic juke boxes in town, and a change to win big on the "pick a color" spinning wheel!

Well past me are the fast days when I would come here regularly - but when I have in the recent years past, it was as though time stood still. Free pizza night was alive and well. The booths lining the entrance and ultimately wrapping around, curving back past the pool tables were all still filled with the characters of yesteryear (the fresh faces, the weathered, the pre- and post- rebelling crowd, the "here for the duration lot, the occasional bellicose but the more than regular peace/funny lover types - and the emerging "tormented intelligentsia" type - all here. Thanks for the memories,...

The perfect student dive bar and better alternative to the rest of the Strip. If you are one like me that grew out of the desire to spend every Friday night at the Strip or Bull's, Poor Paul's is there to welcome you with open arms. With the feel of a dive bar and all the history that comes with it, Poor Paul's has an awesome drink menu to match it, featuring both the run of the mill beers as well as some tastier favorites of mine. What really makes it stand out though are the drink specials and Poor Paul's cash up for the taking. On Thursdays and Saturdays, graduate students can get a free drink and wash away the struggles of another week of classes. And, in addition, you can try for Poor Paul's cash by simply buying one of the draft beers and spinning the wheel. For those of us unable to shell out $50 for a night out at the club, it makes for the perfect hangout spot for the student...

Intersting enough... Most establishments that have been open for more than 20years undertsand customer service and hiring employees who believe in treating people decently. However, the bar tender for this particular evening was deplorable and wouldnt even make eye contact when servcing my friends and I. Even explaining the concept of the spin wheel behind the bar was exhausting for Jen, or at least thats the name I over heard someone refer to her as. (Decent bar tenders greet their customers and provide a name). Maybe this establishment is not accepting of my kind of...