New found respect for my favorite bar in Tempe....
All the names have been changed to protect the dead...
Went in right before last call...
I walk in and a stranger says hi and introduces to me to his Friends (I love talking to strangers its always nice when they talk to me first)
after a bit the strangers tells me hes buying the Bar a round of shots...
"wow, what are you celebrating?" I ask
"my Friend Steve committed suicide on Monday!"
well if you ever needed an excuse to drink that's a good one....
So the bar tenders where very nice and poured 20 Applesauce shoots...they ring a bell he makes a very eloquent speech....about his friend Steve.......we all drink up...
Then as the bar filters out this girl comes in up to him and in a big cheery voice...
"hey are you Steve? I here Ur buying drinks!"
the cround went silent and let out a huge gasp of air...
Now I imagine right after your Friend commted suicide your pretty much on the edge....I almost assumed he was going to start crying....or yell at her....or even just walk away.....But instead he was very cool about it....
"I'm buying drinks, in honor of my Friend Steve who committed suicide."
I was impressed by his demeanor and the fact that he didn't hide from the facts....
I was also impressed with the service at Casey's...they could have cruelly taken advantage of his situation here (there's a story about a drunken NYC firefighter on the anniversary of 911 here....but that's later)
they took care of him very well, and made sure he was safe....
Plus one star....
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Bad...ah $10 minimum on cedit cards...
Good: Amazingly Cheap! it took me 3 drinks (Vodka red bull)l to get to that limit! LA: $15 drinks Tempe,AZ $4.50!
last went Halloween Saturday...Packed but amazed at the 4 bartenders out in back patio on there efficiency...speed and quality of drinks they where slinging even though there was a line to get to the bar they still where personable I even saw them help take pictures for someone when they had a chance to breath...
Peeps: yes ASU cround but all so some older local "students" that will always be talking classes.. and some great local Artists...
Decor Irish pub with the largest Patio you have ever seen I was trying to meet someone here it took me several rounds untill I looked in every nook and crany...I think the servis is slow just because the place is that big....the Fountain bathroom is not a selling point for me. the inside is quite nice...
so all combined really slow servis, the Peeing fountain, and the $10 credit card limit I'm going to knock a star off. but its certainly a place id go back to.