I haven't set foot in this place since 1999 when I last worked downtown. Let me tell you, not a single thing has changed in that time, except for the light bulbs, maybe! It was dark in there so from what I could tell they had 3 Genesee drafts and nothing else. Beer was still the same price as they were in 99. I think my bud was $1.50. Bartenders were very friendly on this visit.
They have the cleanest meat slicer in all of Downtown. I watched the cook clean the slicer over and over and over again, no I wasn't drunk and wandering around their back of the house, the cooks slice the pastrami and corned beef in the front of the establishment. I will have to come here at lunch and try a sandwich.
So if you want a low key bar to hang out on the cheap this place is it. I can only imagine what kind of seedy stuff was planned out or went down here over the decades.