This is review on the re-grand opening of the Bokeh Lounge in Evansville In.
I have been going to the Bokeh Lounge for about 2 years now. It is a neighborhood bar located on the south side of Evansville, IN.
The area is located in a part of town that had a bad rep. It was a regular hang out for drug dealers, prostitutes and generally kind of bad folks.
Some local folks took an interest in the area and started some housing improvements. Soon others took notice and started to invest money into the area.
Once the area started seeing better improvements the city of Evansville started to invest some money in the area. It is now known as the Arts District, where local artist display their work in buildings specifically designed for them.
Bokeh was a small bar where a lot of the people were regulars. My wife and I became part of that regular crowd. It was an small intimate bar where the bartenders and the owner were very friendly and would always stop to talk. My only problem with the bar is that it had only one bathroom.
They had local bands perform weekly and they always had special events like New Years Eve and Halloween parties. When they had these events, one bathroom was not a plus for me.
Since the city of Evansville was putting more and more money in the area Bokeh got a grant to expand the lounge and the small bar got a great facelift.
The grand opening was this past weekend on March 21st 2015. My wife and I attended an it was a great success. The bar grew to over twice it's side, which included two bars, a stage, and a dance floor. The biggest improvement in my opinion were the two large and eloquently designed bathrooms..thanks guys.
They hired additional staff to handle the bigger bar size. We met a couple, and of course they were really nice folks. The band which were very good was named Osiella, they were very talented and the crowd enjoyed their music.
I only had two negative comments about Bokeh's opening night. The first was the cover charge, it jumped from $2.00 to $7.00 per person. A little high for the type of bar it is. The second comment probably was due to the crowd rather that the service crew, but it took sometimes 20 minutes to get drinks and even longer when I wanted to cash out.
Over all it was a great facelift was Bokeh and a great addition to the area. read more
