The quintessential neighborhood bar, Aces has a cool but welcoming vibe where customers can range from octogenarians to tattooed vaping hipsters.
In the past we've had trouble finding a place in the bar away from dreaded tobacco smokers (don't they watch the horror story commercials and realize you can only be so hip missing your tongue, teeth, and jaw).
This time we found a relatively smoke free corner and we throughly enjoyed our visit. The beer was outstanding - I had the midnight ritual (not a very large pour, but with a great kick and awesome complex flavor profile) and the chai milk stout which was creamy, smooth and flavorful.
We had the Bacon Bombs appetizer and were throughly impressed. The Bacon Bombs consisted of in-house cheese stuffed jalapeƱos, panko breaded, wrapped in bacon, and deep fried. They were just perfect, served hot and not greasy. A sumptuous combination of flavors. We were there on a busy evening so our waiter was a bit slow, but since he was covering a good portion of the bar I totally understood. He was accommodating despite being overworked.