Made my debut at SideBar on an extremely quiet (dead) Thursday night but was very impressed with the atmosphere, beer selection (I went with the 22 oz Arrogant Bastard) and Happy Hour pricing. HOWEVAH, I would have to give a C- to the barkeep, who failed to fulfill two requests for water.
It's hard to evaluate a mostly empty bar or its staff but I'll definitely go back, hopefully during one of their DJ nights. I have a feeling SideBar could get pretty nuts with the right crowd and music.
Great place for a date, especially if she likes beer or specialty num-nums and gets prettier as the lights dim.