"Can you believe that the only reason the club is going under is because it's in a terrifying neighborhood?" - Gob Bluth.
This place is SO unbelievably cool. The taps are constantly changing up, the specials are awesome, and my biggest surprise was that the food was amazing.
The waitstaff and bartenders are knowledgeable, efficient and friendly. And the owner of the bar who doubles as the chef is a charming mofo.
OH, and, you get to throw peanut shells on the damn floor. I would never have guessed that I would gain such satisfactions from a never ending supply of peanuts and popcorn, but I do. I really do.
*note: this place would be fucking deadly for anybody with a peanut allergy.*
The crowd is usually awesome and they have live music regularly. It's in an emerging area of the North Side. It's an area that really has come leaps and bounds from when I was growing up here, but it can still get pretty sketchy later in the evening. I say this as a smoker who gets to go outside and watch the circus as it unfolds.
Places like this are why the North Side has always been such an awesome area and will eventually regain the crowds of it's glory days. It's not like a mirrored-room with polka dot mannequins, but then again, what is?
Oh right.