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| - The guys at Genuine Concepts took a sports bar I used to goto years earlier (the 16th Street Bar & Grill) and turned it into something different entirely. Brought to you by the same folks that brought you The Vig, Crescent Ballroom, and Little Woody, Linger Longer is a hidden neighborhood lounge that pretty much caters to anyone.
We actually came this time for a friend's surprise birthday party. Her boyfriend picked this place in part due to the decent drink selection, numerous games to keep the group entertained and the neighborhood lounge aesthetics. You enter from the back at this place and walk past a decent sized outdoor patio area en route to one of two rooms. To your right, is a game room that includes darts, skeeball, and shuffleboard. To your left, the main bar and lounge seating area with a mix of high tables and booths. Between the three sections of this place, they could probably pack in upwards of 100 people or so, but it was barely half full the whole time we were there.
While we waited we got some food and drinks. I went with their house lager (not sure who brews it for them), as well as the Big Board appetizer to share with a couple of friends in the group. The Big Board has an assortment of fruits, nuts, cheeses, cold cuts, bread, and sauces (including a dynamite apple chutney) all for $12. It was a pretty good value for all the food we got and easily sharable. The house lager was also pretty decent and for only $4. A group of us played some shuffleboard as well. Wanted to play skeeball and darts, but I didn't have cash on me and neither takes a credit card swipe (might be something they could look into changing). There's also Jenga at the high tables near the bar which kept us occupied until the birthday girl arrived for her surprise.
All in all, the Genuine Concepts crew has turned this space into a pretty cool neighborhood hangout. Certainly not the rowdy sports bar this place used to be, but meshes well with the neighborhood. The service was a little on the slow side and like I said I wish I could pay for some of those games with my credit card instead of cash, but still certainly a place I can recommend. And even though its no longer a sports bar, there's more than enough TVs if you want to catch a ballgame here. That is if you can avoid the temptation to show off your Jenga superiority.
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