After walking the best part of 15 miles from downtown Cleveland along the lakeside, up Rockefeller Park, through Little Italy, up to the James A Garfield Memorial in Lake View Cemetery, and back down to Little Italy, I was in need of some liquid refreshment. I'd read a review of ABC the Tavern downtown, and when I saw the uptown version I thought that it would be an idea place to stop.
I didn't have the opportunity to stay long.
It was a Sunday afternoon, so the bar was quite quiet. I walked up to the bar, pulled out a barstool and sat on it. The barman was busy doing something on the till, so I waited a little longer. I stood up, which meant the stool making another dragging noise, but still no reaction. I repeated the process a few times, not being all that quiet, but the barman was still intently looking a the till and not even turning around to acknowledge my presence.
Eventually I took the hint and left. I won't bother with the downtown branch.