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| - As you might have allowed yourself to remember--or not, depending on your level of overexcitement anticipating a visit here--this bar is not literally affiliated with Warner Bros. If that were the case, you'd probably see Harry, Hermione, and Ron cutouts and crap all over the walls, an animatronic Dobby sitting on the bar, and "authentic" Hogwarts mugs for sale for $40 each. Luckily, the bar doesn't actually have anything to do with Harry Potter. If you want that, I recommend Universal Studios.
All of that being said, it sort of just becomes a bar, at that point. Don't get me wrong, there are definitely Harry Potter inspirations here. The neon 'All Was Well' sign, the drinks named after characters (such as the cleverly titled 'Gin Weasley'), and uh...the fact that 'Potions & Elixirs' is painted on the wall above the alcohol? It's cool and all, don't get me wrong. And without getting the attention of Warner Bros. legal counsel, there's only so much they can do here.
The drinks we had were pretty strong. Personally, that causes me to enjoy it less. That might make some of you rate it a 10 out of 5 here. Ya know, if you're heavily into drinking. You might be thinking, "Josh L., why were you even at a bar if you don't like drinking?" That's a fair question. I don't have a good answer for you. We were mainly curious about the Harry Potter stuff.
Overall, it's fine. The staff is awesome, I should say. Maybe my expectations were too high that it would be straight out of the books or movies. Seems like a good business idea, though: Just slightly rip off an extremely popular franchise. Maybe I'll open a convenience store called "The Pocket Monster Stop" or a car wash called "The Bogdan Express". Can you name what show I ripped off that second one from?
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