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| - I used to be a regular here when it was The Breakroom. I came here last night with a friend and things are very very different under the new ownership. I mean, before it was a divey shit-hole, but at least it was cozy and fun. I used to love going here to play pool, sing karaoke, play poker, and drink for cheap.
I was close friends with one of the staff members (who ended up working for the new owner for awhile as well), and that was also part of the reason I used to come so often... that and it was right down the street from me before I moved.
They painted the ceiling tiles black as I had suggested to the previous owner many times (to cover up the stains from the leaky roof) - but they also tore up the gross carpeting - so now it just feels like a dank prison rec center. It is still gross and dirty, but now it's brighter and the flooring is cheap linoleum so it just has zero atmosphere - unless you count prison rec center chic as "atmosphere."
They still do karaoke, but it just isn't the same.
I ordered a drink and he gave me one with a bug in it (which I didn't find until I was halfway done). I posted the photo here. I waited for a few minutes trying to flag the bartender down (the place wasn't that busy which is pretty sad for a Friday night) and when he finally came over I showed him. He said "it must be a piece of plastic from a bottle or something." I said, "uhh no - it's a bug." He started putting ice in another glass and I stopped him and said I didn't want another drink - I just wanted to let him know he's serving bugs to people.
He just shrugged at me, so I left.
In spite of this place being a lot less busy, there seems to be more people hanging out right in front of the door smoking. It's fucking gross and the inside of the place stinks like cigarettes and abandoned insane asylum. I hate giving one star reviews - especially to locally owned small businesses, but I would not recommend this place to anyone... at all.
The only upside is that drinks are really cheap (and filled with bugs).
I guess I'll have to find a new crappy dive bar.
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