I can walk here.
Seat your damn self. Wait for no one.
Hummus is different and good. Service tries their damndest but they are perpetually understaffed. Drinks often go empty and approaching the bar is necessary. I wouldn't dream of expecting good service or a quick bite during First Friday.
The shining star up in here is Hi Lo Trio. They play their unique brand of sonic weirdness on Thursdays and are definitely worth a listen -- live sampling/sequencing/looping of toys, found sounds, answering machine tapes and radio stuff combined with stringy electric cello and a badass jazzy guitarist. I had never heard them, stopped in on a Thursday without even expecting live music, and stayed way past dinner to zone out to their dreamy creations. I should have known we were in for something special when I saw that a pink toy Barbie guitar was part of their load-in.
For fans of Boards of Canada, Limbik Frequencies on your iTunes radio, waking dreams...
I love seeing the bartender march with purpose toward the tiny stage as she puts a starter-fiver in their tip jar.