okay i figured it was time i reviewed this joint since i have been going there steadily for 6 months. I read some of the previous reviews and I must say they are all true!!! All of them! The good and the bad once. The crowd is eclectic but can feel kind of...clique-y. The bartenders are awesome but can be dick-heads. What can i say, that's what makes it such a great bar. If you catch the barkeeps on a busy nite and get offended coz they didnt cozy up to you then this isnt your kind of place. but if u are looking for a place that is happening pretty much any day of the week...shady's is the place. Strong tall drinks, a kickass juke and great ambience rounds of the reasons it gets full billings. Its no wonder that this is the bar of choice for a lot bartenders to hangout. I have met bartenders from Pat Murphy's, Roxy's, half moon, cock and cleaver here (yes I know them all, i am a bar connoisseur)!!