Went here with the wife after not wanting to wait for a table at Fatheads. We had no real clue where we were gonna end since this was our first visit to ketchup city. We just walked up Carson St and came upon this joint. The Penguins game was on and seemed that most everyone in there was there to watch the Pens. Too bad they lost to the machine that is Boston this year. I was quietly enjoying watching the ass-kicking since I'm a Caps fan. But I kept my glee to myself not wanting to start any trouble. One cool thing this place did was offer a drink special every time the Pens scored a goal. Unfortunately, they only scored one goal while we were there (i.e. 2nd period on). We didn't partake in the shooter special since we both haven't been the age where shooters were a viable drink option in a long while.
We added to our already existing buzz from our earlier bar patronage over in the strip area by downing some Yeunglings. We also ate some food. I had a burger and the wife a fish sandwich. The burger was decent and the wife's sandwich was huge....you could of made three sandwiches from the piece of fried cod/haddock they gave her. Jesus, it was a HUGE piece of fried fish. We took nearly 2/3 of it back to the hotel with us.
This place seemed like a typical young urban professional's type of place. It was somewhat aesthetic being an historic landmark and all but the upstairs (where we ended up b/c the downstairs was packed) was nothing special. I actually felt like I was in some buddy's poorly built rec room minus the bathroom. The TV and sound system up there was nice though. They also had a large projection screen on the bottom level that had a decent picture.
We only stayed for 2 periods of hockey. Enough to drink a few beers and eat some grub. We weren't feeling the place all that much. It wasn't our style. It was definitely a place for younger folks looking to get some bar grub and grab a buzz. There wasn't in much of atmosphere or style to the people in the joint. or to the joint itself. Just your average bar. It would be a decent place to go out with your buddies or girlfriends if that's the kind of thing you're into. You could probably find some drunk bootie in the place late at night....again, if that's the kind of thing you're into.