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| - Being a city I've spent barely any time in, when I saw this bar pop up as the only true dive bar downtown for a Saturday night at 9pm, one I was concerned for Pittsburgh but also realized it could either be the lawyer hang out, or, what it was, where the other side of the law may linger.
When I entering we were welcomed by a guy who was spouting epithets at the bartender about not being treated as an equal, racial slurs, and making his case that he hadn't received the drink he paid for (which, according to witnesses he did). Amidst the fracas the bartender was still prompt on service.
This space is brightly lit, all 9 people in the place were at the bar, and the touch tunes juke box is just waiting to be taken over by Britney and Miley songs. I don't know what the standard is for Pittsburgh beers on tap, but the list here was impressive. Great Lakes had the most featured.
Being felt hung out to dry, errr, abandoned in the cold on empty streets around our hotel felt really odd. If you're staying at any hotel in -- The Point district? -- prepare to either spend $10 on craft cocktails in crowded rooms, cheap drinks at gay bars (good on you, Pittsburgh!), walk to Market Square for Winghart's, or leave the area. Or, well, go to Courthouse Tavern for a low key -- despite the sole despot killing the good vibes -- drink in the booths at Courthouse Tavern.
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