Dept. of Wish Fulfillment
I went to a dueling piano bar last Thursday, almost a year after my first visit. Compared to Louie Louie’s ridiculously festive décor ––...
Be Careful Out There
I had one sort of depressing experience at Don Pablo’s and then, about two months later, one that was totally fine and enjoyable. I’d...
Uptown Wild
A couple of years ago, when The Wild Rooster changed owners, hired a new manager, fired a bunch of old staffers, and then went...
Yelpless
I like Yelp for its maps and search function. It’s pretty helpful for finding dives that have somehow escaped search engine indexing, but because...
Sturdy, Funky
It’s no secret that I like chain restaurants, and I kind of get excited when a new one springs up from the dust of...
The Tomahawk of Odin
I found Indian Oaks Tavern on Sunday evening, after I’d gone to Barcadia with a pocketful of cash and coins for brunch, beers, and...
Eldritch 8-Ball
Just in time to be too late for Halloween, I discovered another allegedly haunted bar. I say “discovered” as if I had to hack...
The Sundays
More than any other time of the week, I find myself bar hopping on Sunday nights. It’s not that I don’t go out Fridays...
Football Flippin’ Out
Out of sympathy for the afflicted, my hatred for the Cowboys has settled down over the years into a low-level distaste seasoned with flecks...
Blocking the Brew
Years ago, I was obsessed with a real-time PC strategy game called Starcraft, in which you guided the actions of militaristic space colonists attempting...
