My wife and I have been here about a half dozen times and is one of our favorite little bars in Phoenix. We always try to stop by when we are on one of our self-made light rail dinner/pub crawls like we had last weekend.
The Roosevelt is pretty much just a neat little older home converted into a bar. There are a bunch of tables and chairs scattered throughout the "home's" rooms. It is all very laid back and cozy. They have a pretty good beer and wine selection as well. My absolute favorite is the Rogue Hazelnut Brown they have on tap. OMG sooo good! That is pretty much all I get when I go.
Anyway, this was our last stop of the evening so the place was a bit crowded. This place gets super crowded so get there early if you want a place to sit. I am not a real super huge fan of standing at a bar so sometimes The Roosevelt ticks me off in that regard, but I guess good for them for being so popular. Luckily during this visit we only had to stand for about 1/2 hour then I was able to quickly pounce when people left from their table. My anger about standing for so long quickly faded away and The Roosevelt once again became a great little bar to have a few beers, chit-chat and people watch all from a comfy chair.