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| - I know how this place gets 4/5 stars: atmosphere. Somehow, with the disgusting 2-stall girls' restroom, no parking, high bar prices, no good waitresses, and pint-only beer options, this place maintains it's hipster popularity as "the place" to be in downtown Tempe.
I honestly do not know why I go, but I say yes when my friends decide to invite me here. The only reason why I give it two stars is because of the ability to be a hot spot when everything on Mill is dying. This is due to sheer lack-of-caring about their customers, which college attendees and awkward single older men inside seem to be drawn to.
Last time, the lack of caring was what threw me over the edge. I was waiting at the bar and I was almost next! So excited to finally pay over $4 for a pint of beer (which was their happy hour special), when a guy moved to the right of me and started up a conversation with the bartender. He obviously knew him, and the conversation continued, without the bartender helping anyone, for at least 4-5 minutes. I finally said to a waitress, "Can I get a drink or is this bartender just going to ignore me?" She replied, "Oh, these guys can talk all night. That's just how our bartenders are!"
You'd think by how much money Casey's is making, they'd improve their restrooms. One girls' restroom with only two toilets for a packed-bar is just unsanitary at the end of most nights.
My husband says the oysters are good and fresh, but that's no reason to go back for us. I am no whiney-40 year old- I'm an ASU student who does love the college bar scene- I just wish Casey's would take better care of the people who keep them in business.
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