Snoozefest 2014 coming to Inspire...well, pretty much any day of the week. This place has great potential and the renovations done to the building are quite nice. Sorry Uncle Tony but this place just isn't living up to what I thought it would be.
I've been here at least 5 times since opening and only once (on the soft opening) was the second level and balcony open. What a waste of a great space. Every other time the only thing open was the tiny bar, The Wayfarer, in the back. Nothing special going on back behind the velvet rope that's for sure. It's your typical lounge trying to be a craft bar or speakeasy; I'm not sure which at this point. Bring your Adderall because you will find yourself getting quite drowsy while in here; it's that boring. Nothing to see and the crowd is ho-hum and snobbish. Mom shorts are the style of choice amongst the ladies here; really digging the visible lower ass cheek and high wasted look. Bro's, bring your suspenders; you're all dialed in now. The bartenders are nice enough but I caught one trying to pull a fast one on good ol' Downtown Chris. You see, Crown Royal is my drink of choice. I came out of the womb sucking down Crown Royal from my Mother's teet. I know the taste more than most know their own face in the mirror. That wasn't Crown that I was served; nor did I see a bottle of it sitting behind the bar. Anyway...hopefully this place livens up and starts pulling in a better crowd and some more interesting things going on inside the theater and upstairs. Until then I will continue to be turned away at the door due to an evident policy change of no hats allowed; unless it's a fedora I'm sure.