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  • Dissidentman
    Dissidentman Posts: 15,378
    JonnyPistachio wrote:

    And the best dive bar is called Harry's Banana Farm. :lol: No kidding.

    :think:
  • JonnyPistachio
    JonnyPistachio Florida Posts: 10,219
    Dissidentman wrote:
    JonnyPistachio wrote:

    And the best dive bar is called Harry's Banana Farm. :lol: No kidding.

    :think:

    :mrgreen: I was suspect at first, but it turns out the owner just called it Harry's Bar back in the 70s or something, and he wanted to sponsor a local sports/baseball team, but they wouldnt let him because they didnt want 'bar' on the kids jerseys. So he changed it Harry's Banana Farm, just to be a smart ass. Its not a gay bar.

    They also are famous for their witty statements on the sign out front, here's one:

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  • cubBEE_girl
    cubBEE_girl Waiting for next year... Posts: 3,367
    81 wrote:
    the home bar. there is nothing good around me. :roll:

    #fact

    nothing good in the neighborhood. :x
    I lost a bet...
  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,914
    The Black Rock is literally a block away. Good beer selection and very good food. A nice neighborhood type of place.

    http://blackrockbar.com

    My favorite has to be Finley Dunne's which is only 2-3 blocks away. Decent beer selection and food. A great place to go to watch a game, especially Blackhawks games.

    http://www.finleydunnes.com



    There are way too many bars in this area for me to walk to. That can get dangerous at times. :lol::lol:
  • pandora
    pandora Posts: 21,855
    The Grove in Locust Grove, great Southern Rock bands, JB loves the chili.
    Wild and friendly.

    Taco Mac, Stockbridge which I hear is getting a National make over.
    Good wings, good service, friendly bar. Minutes from the house.

    La Parilla McDonough, acoustic duo do Pearl Jam! Bartenders, way fun with little cute pitchers
    of red house wine for me :D Good cheese dip extra spinach too.

    The Bridge Grill and Pub in Stockbridge, a customer of ours and great fresh oysters
    and bottles to choose from.

    The Irish Bred, fun old timers doing karaoke on Sunday nights, decent bar food
    and great for St. Patty's season :mrgreen:

    I miss the hole in the wall, on every corner, bars of Milwaukee. Hard to impossible to find here.
    Most all are restaurants, think a certain amount of sales must be food.
  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,337
    I guess I consider "The local pub" a walkable bar. Nothing really around me. There is one, but it's a much, much older crowd and very much not fun.
  • Empty Glass
    Empty Glass In Rob's shed Posts: 12,329
    Empty Glass wrote:
    I should pop down for lunch...

    Yep, heading down for lunch. Sent the message to the wife. Now I'll try and get home before midnight.
    I've met Rob

    DEGENERATE FUK

    This place is dead

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  • supadupa
    supadupa Chicago Posts: 377
    My bar is Atlas. The crowd skews a bit older (I live in a college town, and many bars are overrun with kids). It's slightly hipster, but not annoyingly so. The drinks aren't overpriced. On weekends they have a DJ who plays a variety of stuff from the 70's, 80's, and 90's, on vinyl. And it's a less than 10 minute walk from my house.
  • Mamasan23
    Mamasan23 Posts: 16,390
    My favorite is this place called Clifford's, which we call the J because it used to be called Jester's. Total shitbag hole-in-the-wall dump, most definitely doesn't have a website :lol:

    Highlights:
    Internet jukebox
    Plenty of mullets & long-hairs
    $3 you-call-its on Fridays and Mondays
    NEVER packed
    They let you order pizza to the place since they don't have food
    They make their cocktails so they're about 3/4 liquor :mrgreen:

    The people that come to this place are the complete dregs of society and I LOVE it. Every now and again, my girlfriends and I will take a hooky day and get there at 8am for a day marathon. People will already be there in their pajamas.

    I'm going tonight :D
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  • rick1zoo2
    rick1zoo2 between a rock and a dumb place Posts: 12,632
    whispering hands wrote:
    What's your favorite drinking spot in your town, city, area????

    And what makes it your favorite?


    my sofa. that is where my TV is. I make my own drinks, my own snacks. And normally the other patrons are awesome
  • Dissidentman
    Dissidentman Posts: 15,378
    rick1zoo2 wrote:
    whispering hands wrote:
    What's your favorite drinking spot in your town, city, area????

    And what makes it your favorite?


    my sofa. that is where my TV is. I make my own drinks, my own snacks. And normally the other patrons are awesome

    I hear the men's room is a mess there.
  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    Boat.

    It's a dive with a killer jukebox, pinball and a combo Ms. Pac-Man/Galaga bar table.
    I SAW PEARL JAM
  • rick1zoo2
    rick1zoo2 between a rock and a dumb place Posts: 12,632
    Dissidentman wrote:
    rick1zoo2 wrote:
    whispering hands wrote:
    What's your favorite drinking spot in your town, city, area????

    And what makes it your favorite?


    my sofa. that is where my TV is. I make my own drinks, my own snacks. And normally the other patrons are awesome

    I hear the men's room is a mess there.

    but the parking's free and I don't need to wear shoes. or pants.
  • Dissidentman
    Dissidentman Posts: 15,378
    rick1zoo2 wrote:
    Dissidentman wrote:
    rick1zoo2 wrote:


    And what makes it your favorite?


    my sofa. that is where my TV is. I make my own drinks, my own snacks. And normally the other patrons are awesome

    I hear the men's room is a mess there.
    rick1zoo2 wrote:
    but the parking's free and I don't need to wear shoes. or pants.

    Win/win. Carry on.
  • JonnyPistachio
    JonnyPistachio Florida Posts: 10,219
    Mamasan23 wrote:
    the complete dregs of society and I LOVE it.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRd_vZT6zPY

    :D
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  • Mamasan23
    Mamasan23 Posts: 16,390
    JonnyPistachio wrote:
    Mamasan23 wrote:
    the complete dregs of society and I LOVE it.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRd_vZT6zPY

    :D

    :lol: We were there a while ago and have pics with random people wearing wigs. I have no recollection of this momentous event, but the photos are priceless!
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  • pandora
    pandora Posts: 21,855
    I like reading about people's haunts...
    great thread
  • JonnyPistachio
    JonnyPistachio Florida Posts: 10,219
    Mamasan23 wrote:
    JonnyPistachio wrote:
    Mamasan23 wrote:
    the complete dregs of society and I LOVE it.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRd_vZT6zPY

    :D

    :lol: We were there a while ago and have pics with random people wearing wigs. I have no recollection of this momentous event, but the photos are priceless!

    :lol: sounds like my kinda place. A hipster might spontaneously combust tin that joint!

    Wigs n mullets, hmmm, busninss in the front, party in the back? is that what they say?
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