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| - Key Features: Cheap Beer $5.00 domestic pints, $7.00 premium pints, and a rack of Board Games.
Keep in mind that "3 Stars" means it was good, and "2 Stars" means, "Meh... I've experienced better..." I use a full range of the star system. Two stars does not mean it's terrible. It doesn't even mean I won't go back (I probably will.) But it wasn't without its problems.
I walked in, and grabbed a seat by the window, all dressed up with Christmas lights, which I assume are there full year. I was waiting for a friend, and had nothing to read. Looking around for a Now Magazine, or something of that nature, I saw a rack of board games in the corner. Unlike Snakes and Lattes, there's no need to pay $5.00 to use these game, you can just go over and help yourself. I grabbed Trivial Pursuit and was quickly amazed by how little I knew about 1990s popculture (save for What Animated Television show began with a tribute to Yak Shaving? A: Ren and Stimpy.)
When attempting to order our beer, I quickly learned that two kegs were empty, and another few were frozen. Our beer choices were cut in half. Now, I know it was cold (windchill -30) but I'm of the mind that lines should not freeze. I'm also of the mind that when you ask what's on tap, and you're pointed at the beer menu, none of them should be out - because, after all, that's why you asked what was on tap - to see what you could order.
But never mind that, I had good conversation, and good beer, and all was right and well in the world. Our waitress was fairly charming too. I had just two issues - which is what pushed this from a 3 star review to a 2 star review.
Our waitress asked my friend if he wanted another pint. He did. She then asked me, and I said - not yet, but in the future I would want one. I still had a quarter of my pint left.
When she returned with his, she brought me a second one as well. Now, what if I was just being polite saying i'd probably want one in the future? What if I had no desire for that pint? Luckily I did - but it was a bold, and audacious decision, on her part.
So, after my beer had been sitting for some time, I finished my first pint, and looked to the second. Luckily, as it was cold enough to freeze the lines, my beer was not warm - but were this summer, and the same thing occurred, it would have been an issue.
The second issue was when she cleared the beer. I had my last gulp left in the pint glass, waiting for my buddy to reach the end of his. But, I was denied the opportunity to finish our pints together, because in that moment - the waitress came and took my beer away. There were probably 50ml left in the glass, which is no small amount.
She did not ask if she could take it away - she just camp and swept it up. There was no time to call it back.
This... this was not ideal. I'm of the mind that if a plate isn't completely empty, don't touch it without asking, and if a glass isn't totally gone, keep your hands away from it. Period. If someone orders another drink, fine, take the previous. If they've left their booth - take it. But, if they're still sitting, and their drink isn't done, just walk away.
P.S. Street Parking was Ample
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