Stepdad's. It's not Dad's. And that's fine. It's the Dad that stepped up. And I like it here. True, I've only been in one time, but once football season starts this is one of the places you'll likely find me, hoping for a better season than we've had in baseball this year. Bless.
The makeover is quite pretty, actually. I like the wood, the cozy alcoves in the bar area, the comfy new bar stools, and ngl the full bar is nice, too. So much scotch. Scotch scotch scotch, I love scotch. Well, I love developing my baby scotch palate, truthfully.
Sad to see the A's roll up gone, but if you look carefully there are still baseball remnants about. Magic 8 Ball phrase triangle decorations are a thing, and I am a fan. Ok, enough aesthetic talk. The food and drinkies are also great. They serve dinner, snacks, and dessert currently, though there is talk to move into brunch hours soon.
We came in last weekend, as we were winding down from a lazy Sunday out, so I ordered an Old Fashioned as I pondered the menu. Very good. Bar staff were friendly and fun to converse with. There were lots of yummy veggie friendly snacks and a Chickpea burger (bun is not vegan) on the menu, but I had already eaten dinner.
So, it was ice cream time. They have a handful of different ice cream treats here, which is exciting! This normally includes Mr. Whippy (sounds a lot like a 99 from the menu description to me, a heavenly treat for a different visit I think!) but they were all out. I ordered the strawberries and cream instead. With real strawberry slices, yum yum. It was excellent.
It's different than the place it was before, which was a place I loved and had many good memories attached to. That's how life works sometimes. Stepdad's is cool. The vibes are right so far. I like it and I like the service. I'll be back!
Open 4-10 pm M, W-Sun, Closed Tuesdays
Vegan Corner: house brined pickles, fancy house olives, shishitos, they do not currently have vegan buns bc I asked specifically, you're welcome, and salads only
Bathroom Report: beautiful, I especially like the posters in the right one iykyk ;-)
Parking: tiny lot, side streets, not metered, would not chance the lots across the street unless you're doing laundry beers