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| - I honestly had to think long and hard about this review, and deliberate over their final star total here at Society Lounge in the E 4th St area. One side of me tugged towards four stars while the other towards three. Officially I'm going with 3.5 stars here but as you see, they didn't make it to four solid in the total. Some rationale:
Positive: I like the dedicated mixology type of place. A lot of times you want to go to a place that isn't doing a Coors Light buck fifty college special and has that crowd attached to it. The bouncer at the door/basement feel is pretty cool. I like the big murals displayed in the establishment. They have a pretty big selection of drinks in the book, even a couple of cigars offered in the back section of the menu as well. The drink I had was great, I had the whiskey sour. While it wasn't the BEST sour I've had, it was pretty tasty at that.
Not so positive: It seems they want a speakeasy type of vibe, but then with the modern type furnishings vs. murals vs. really dim lighting...no, DARK, vs. etc. well everything just didn't mesh together and fit. It doesn't qualify as eclectic, just doesn't fit well together for a vibe. It's so dark you can't really appreciate the whole place looking around. I notice this lighting may not be as dim all the time, from the pics I see others have taken on here. It's a nice place, though, well kept from what I can make out. Another thing noted, while I know it does take a while to make a hand crafted mixed drink, it seemed a pretty long time to leave your customer that is sitting at the bar with no customer interaction at all. And it seemed like quite a bit, so don't be in a hurry. A couple of the bartenders (not all, mind you) seem pretty aloof as well, not really acknowledging the world beyond that side of the bar. Luckily mine was a very nice young lady, and she did serve me with a smile.
Bottom line: Good drinks, nice for coming to get a mixed cocktail if that's the order of business for the night. Something about the vibe or ambiance of the place doesn't fit together right though. Would I come back? Probably so. Technically 3.5 stars from me for Society Lounge.
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