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| - I used to go to the Old Grog which was up the street. Now I go to the New Grog, which is at the other end of the street. It's still quite rock n' roll despite having nicer bathrooms (which are, I must admit, a plus).
Good things about the Grog include very nice, swift and cute bartenders and door people, decent beer selection, occasionally a good show, and did I mention decent bathrooms?
Bad things about the Grog include too many "alt-rock" college/ frat types (I know they buy beer, I just really don't want to see shows with them), the parking nazis on Coventry (do not let your meter run out if you park at the grocery store because they'll give you a ticket even at 3 am), police who come wandering in heaven knows why (probably looking for underage drinkers to bust), repeated band booking errors and problems with the local acts (I know a lot of local acts who wrote the place off after their show got accidentally cancelled, double-booked with someone else or they didn't get paid at the end of the night), a certain snobbery about who gets booked (nowhere as bad as, say, Peabodys, but still not cool) and spotty sound (it's either good or it's really really bad).
Overall it's not a bad experience but it's by far not my favorite Cleveland club either, and the drive to Coventry is a bit of a hassle when there are so many good clubs on the West Side and less and less to do in Coventry these days. I'll stop now before I start in about the Good Ol' Days.
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