I've been through Douglas International several times. Normally it's the same routine for me... when I have a short layover I come in and go out. When it's a little longer, I normally have a beer and some sushi out in the open area at Hissho Sushi. This particular time I had a 2 hour layover for a early morning flight, and had to catch my plane down in the A terminal...a place that I had never been before.
As I wandered down this particular terminal, I noticed that there was little down there. It was a smaller area with a lot less to offer. The biggest place that I saw was the Uptown Bar & Lounge. They had multiple large screen televisions and a huge bar, so I decided to wait out my 2 hours here.
They had a full bar and were also offering a small breakfast menu. I decided to go that route and ordered a egg and cheese sandwich on wheat along with grits, a mimosa, and a cup of coffee.
The coffee was pretty decent. It wasn't as strong as I like, but at the same time it wasn't watery like a lot of other places. The mimosa wasn't anything special. I just watched the bartender pour some juice in some champagne. I eventually got my meal, which is served on a plastic plate along with plastic ware. The egg sandwich was something that I normally make when I'm in a rush and half awake in the mornings. Nothing special at all...actually a little below average. The plastic bowl of grits had a few lumps and no flavor at all.
The bartender was nice, not anything overwhelming, but she was nice, and polite, and gave me what I ordered. You can't ask for more than that.
If you have a flight out of A, this is a decent spot to grab a drink and watch some TV. Unless you have a flight leaving out of A, there's no reason to venture down that way. Uptown Bar & Lounge doesn't really deserve the ride down the moving sidewalk.