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| - Crabby Joe's is my regular spot for after work drinks and quick bites. A big factor working in it's favour is the fact that it's the closest licensed establishment to my home, my local grocery store and of course the biggest one...it's on my way home from the office.
The atmosphere is bright, the bar side has a ton of windows, really high ceilings, a nice big bar with plenty of seating around it, and 5 really large, well placed LCD televisions.
When I first decided to take my "drinking business" to this new establishment, there was one thing that didn't sit well with me...the bartender's are predominantly men. I have no real problem with male bartenders, but I have always thought "You know, if I'm going to sit around by myself and have a few drinks to unwind, it would be nice to have a cute girl to talk to while I have them...this place won't keep me interested for long".
Within a couple of visits, I noticed a few things. I think it's important to list them out because up until this point, I hadn't considered these important factors.
The method to my madness:
Cute female bartenders have an inclination to not want to converse about things that are of interest to me. Sure if I wanted to talk to someone about MAC makeup, UGG's, your new tattoo/piercing or god forbid, last nights episode of The Hills, they can fill that void in my life. (Let's not even get into how a man my age knows what The Hills even is). I don't like to listen to drama or gossip, and I could even care less about what you're doing this weekend, or how management is conspiring to destroy your life by giving you crappy shifts. They also seem to congregate at the service area of the bar with the cute female servers and focus more on social planning than ensuring that my glass doesn't hit empty.
Having said all of that, guys who work at this bar are there to work, i.e. make money. Invoking the "A dog doesn't sh!t where it eats" policy, I know I'm not going to try to sleep with a bartender/server at my local haunt, so all of the cute in the world doesn't matter to me...my drink being replenished with delicious libations takes priority. The guys don't seem to let the glass get dry...I appreciate that in a bartender.
Another side benefit is the fact that guy bartenders tend to be able to discuss topics of interest to me (sports, chicks, general bullshit), and a further hidden benefit is that women like guy bartenders...not cute female bartenders, so the components for a target rich environment on the customer side of the bar is increased dramatically.
Crabby Joe's also has some great drink specials...and while I'm not sure if they can advertise them or not, I certainly can discuss them here because they're pretty appealing and a good way to stretch your hard earned disposable income.
Mondays - $6.50 Schooners (1L mug of Coors Lite or Canadian)
Tuesdays - 29ยข Wings
Wednesdays - $3.50 Corona (bottle)
Thursdays - $15 Full Rack of Ribs
Fridays - $4 Martinis (all day, 2 oz.)
Sundays - Kids eat free (kids entree for paid adult entree)
Everyday - 1/2 price appetizers after 9pm.
The bar also carries all of the premium spirits that you could hope to have (or I could hope to have). Not being a massive alcoholic, I haven't tried everything at the bar, but here's what I can list: Patron Anejo tequila, Woodford Reserve bourbon, Knob Creek Bourbon, Hendrick's Gin and all of the usual suspects too. Draught on tap is exclusively Molson product (Coors Light, Heineken, MGD, Guinness, Candian and a couple of others that I don't drink).
The food is well priced, and while not gourmet, it's good chain restaurant food. There have been a bunch of recent additions to the menu such as wraps and pastas that I haven't tried. As you can probably figure out by now, I'm more of a bar side patron than dinner patron. ;)
With summer right around the corner (it IS coming right?!?!) it's also important to note that they have all of the fixings for a great patio...large, all day sun exposure, outside televisions and fireplace.
This is a family friendly establishment that is a welcome addition to the area. I feel just as comfortable bringing my daughter there for lunch or dinner as I do leaving my car in the parking lot overnight after having drinks there (I've got it down to a 12 minute morning walk).
This is a pretty busy spot, and they seem to show all of the games you could hope for, in addition to UFC events etc. The bar hasn't seemed to attract the usual litany of barfly's which is nice...I think that can be attributed to the combination of family friendliness and male bartenders. ;-)
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