Finally stopped in here for a pint after the missus finished work the other day. Had walked by the Wide Open a number of times this summer, and had read about it on Twitter a few times. But last week, when I was informed that @wideopenbar was now following ME I thought they deserved some of my holiday money.
I was the first to arrive - it was sometime after 4 - and was pleasantly greeted at the bar by the actress bartender (overheard her convo, that's how I know). While the chalkboard out front usually advertised the drink specials, today it was empty. Still, I asked and yup, $4.50 pints TAX IN! Deal. Excellent deal.
No patio but sat by the window to watch the after work crowd go by. I was halfway through my pint when the missus made it over so, as we were uneven pint wise I think we downed 3 before we finally got going.
The place filled up quickly but comfortably. The music was current of 102.1Edge playlist variety, the washrooms were amazingly nasty and if they had a menu I wouldn't know.
Worth a happy hour drop in.