I drive by Mikey's every time I take 11th Ave SW to get to Crowchild. I always though it was a bit of a random spot for a pub, and each drive by was a reminder that I wanted to check it out. So when one of my friends said she'd be playing there, I knew the Fates were telling me it was time for a visit.
Mikey's isn't very big, I think 30 people would fill up all of the tables in the front half of the bar. A few more can fill the area with the pool table in the back. The walls are a feast for your eyes with old posters and memorabilia. See if you can spot the record peeking out from behind one of the pictures above the bar.
I was more than happy to hear there was some Velvet Fog on tap from the Wild Rose Brewery. I checked out the food menu and found myself drawn to the sandwiches, burgers and po'boys section. What's a po'boy? Turns out it's a sub sandwich from down south. Fitting for the theme of the bar. I ordered myself a beer battered shrimp po'boy (battered shrimp with remoulade, sliced tomatoes and romaine hearts on toasted filone). Deep fried shrimp on toast bread. I enjoyed it, but it was a lot of bread on bread. I was pleasantly intrigued by the coleslaw that came with it though! Well done Mikey's. It had a bit of a zip, wasn't too creamy... there are so many ways to do coleslaw wrong, thank you for finding a way to do it right. My side of red curry soup was also pretty tasty. All for just shy of 12 bones.
With some kind of music happening every night of the week, I'm sure I'll find my way back this way again soon.
Note: There may be a cover charge... depending on who's playing you're probably looking at $5 or $10.