Commonwealth reminds of a hipster bar you would typically find in San Francisco. We hung out in the second floor patio area where it overlooks the El Cortez sign and its associated sign that says gambling. There were numerous heat lamps on the 2nd floor as it was freezing outside. I love the glasses that they use here. They are essentially the lower half of wine bottles re-purposed for our drinking pleasure. The staff especially our waitress that was really nice. I forgot her name but this really nice waitress had piercings on her face. I was pleasantly surprised to encounter a bar such as this one in the downtown area. I believe this bar is a great alternative to the club/bar scene on the strip as it is much less pretentious. Also, at least the alcohol pricing is reasonable. In addition, get here early! I noticed that there was a long line to this place as we were departing from this bar.