Descriptive phrase: grungy neighborhood hangout bar.
Three of us stopped in Crystal Corner on Willy St for a quick drink while we waited for our seat at a nearby restaurant. There was some outdoor sidewalk seating, and the inside was surprisingly filled for a Friday around 5. It's dark inside, where you'll find a large oval bar in the center with scattered seating around it and a stage in the back. The bar was littered with half-drunk beer glasses, most abandoned and covered with a coaster to indicate their owners would be returning. Most people seemed to know each other and were all jovial.
There were posters up promoting upcoming live music for a number of lesser-known but hip and unique bands. A+ on that end.
Unfortunately their beer glasses were notably either dirty or run through a poor washer. On top of that there was a squadron of ants marching around our table eating things on the floor.
Crystal Corner gets points for their musical tastes and friendly atmosphere, but needs to do a bit better on their hygiene to get me to come back for more than a bottled beer.