This review is for anyone who has ever had a curious thought about that random bar next to the pizza place at Woodlawn Station.
I'll be honest: this place used to scare me a bit. Most who frequent the Woodlawn 4 train stop have seen it but not many go in. Most just use it's front handrail as a leaning post while enduring that often daunting wait for the 4 or 20 Bee Line Bus. There isn't even so much as a website, photo or Yelp review to be found anywhere online. But after 8 years of only looking with curiosity from the outside (with the occasional peek inside as someone walked out), I finally had had enough of the mystery. I put on my big girl pants and went inside.
And almost immediately turned around and left. Okay, it's not THAT bad inside. If I had to compare it to something, I'd place it somewhere between a standard Irish pub and a biker bar. Just like your standard, small-town bar. I don't know, I've just always looked at it the way a kid looks at that creepy, deserted-looking house in their neighborhood that has a legacy of ghost stories & rumors of an old, ill-tempered witch. You kinda want to check it out but you don't want to end up with your face on a milk carton either. That's the vibe I get from Woodlawn Cafe. And going in didn't really help change that. read more