This feels like a place a local def has to tell you about (and one did). A friend of the wife is a…read moreregular and brought the wife into the fold. I have been a few times now, and the regulars are warm and welcoming for the most part. Sure, there's the quiet bar hugger that just stares here and there, but overall it has that familiar "Cheers" feel to it--that's a good thing for the young people reading this and have no idea who Coach, Sam, Norm, Cliff and Woody are.
I'm not a people or a crowd person--wife is. So she did the heavy lifting of getting me "in" and I admit that but they're all great folks.
If you're at the bar, you aren't hurting for attention. The ladies that are behind the bar (at least it's always been ladies when I'm there, maybe there are some dudes?) are on top of it, super sweet, and you never have to flag them down for another drink.
Try the food! I've had a few things here, and I'll be honest with you, I expect a bar that has this feel to have microwaved pizza and chicken tendies. No, they have a full kitchen and so far everything I've had out of it has been legit and delicious.
Mushroom burger was big, juicy, and delicious. Fries are good sized, fried crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside, and seasoned well. You can also get homemade chips, but I haven't tried yet.
Caesar salad is good sized--get the chicken, and blackened. Really good.
Fried pickles and zucchini are good too, as is the onion rings according to the wife.
I forget what else I've tried here, but I haven't been disappointed.
They may not have all the mixers to make every drink out there, and I think someone else mentioned they didn't have tap beer (which also surprises me, but oddly enough, I haven't noticed). So I can't confirm nor deny that one.
But if you're looking for a place that has a good attitude, good atmosphere (it is dark and smokey, but I'm not a fan of smokey air and this place doesn't get to me, they have a new industrial air filter that does pretty well), and good food with good folks behind the bar, and maybe want to earn the right to be a regular, this is not a bad place to do it.
Or just send your wife to do all the work and reap the benefits like I did!