This place is still a whisper in the downtown scene, which is both a positive and a negative.
This place is pretty small, so the more people who crowd this place, the worse off the rest of us will be who don't want to stand around a narrow bar.
Yet, places like these need to thrive and the more who frequent the place the better, obvs.
I really enjoy the deep-dark basement this place emulates. The bartenders are friendly and quite literally VERY skilled at their craft, being able to understand your drink order over the Krakatoa-volcanic-eruption-like noise level that is the Ruby Room.
I like the cheap drinks and the accessibility to the smoking 'patio', which also doubles as the parking lot. Nonetheless, the bouncer here is really friendly and chatty during those sometimes-lonely smoke breaks.