Stuck halfway down this one-way street is the 4th Ave Grille. Clean, bright and cheerful, a beacon of light on an otherwise drab and dark road. A full menu (not much for Vegetarians sadly, except for pasta) serves up decent food at great prices with solid service and bargain-priced booze.
What pushed this over the edge into favorite-land for me was the single girl who came in for a beer and a plate of nachos. She claimed she hadn't eaten all day and after a long workday was starved. The bartender hustled to get her a menu and a cold one and she relaxed quietly and happily into a corner.
Gives me warm fuzzies inside to know this is the kind of place a girl could come on her own and not worry bout a thing, baby.