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| - Fair city of Cleveland, I mean this in the kindest way imaginable, but so many of your bars flood with fratty gentlemen donning Browns jerseys as they sling back Bud Light and watch their over-tanned, bleach blond lady friends sip vodka and Red Bull in bootcut jeans under giant plasma televisions.
I, of course, mean no offense to television nor to bootcut jeans, but for those who seek respite from the sometime dizzying number of schmucks at bars, Prosperity Social Club is a unique place to start.
Warmly lit, cozy, and kitschy without being pretentious, PSC offers delightful old school cocktails like hot whiskey and Frangelico spiked coffee, as well as more traditional alcoholic fare. I'm not a connoisseur when it comes to libations, but they carry Le Fin du Monde, a delightful import beer, as well as a strong selection of delicious local drafts.
Beyond what's consumed at Prosperity, it's truly the atmosphere that makes this bar stand out. As a total stranger to this city, I've felt oddly comfortable and relaxed here and have been able to consistently meet compelling, funny, and witty folks. Additionally, one of the bartenders has gone out of his way to introduce me to friends and update me on happenings around the neighborhood.
Amid the vast wasteland of bars populated by that inexplicably tacky set of revelers, Prosperity Social Club stands tall as a leg lamp, a beacon of hope for those Clevelanders searching for a more enlightened way to get plastered and stumble home drunk. May this bar live long and prosper.
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