Even though the four sides of the square bar’s center island have high-quality TVs, you aren’t gonna want to don your red athletic jersey and meet your friends at Volare to catch the U of L game.
We think Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin, had he been to Rich O’s, might well have altered one of his famous sayings to, “Any beer-drinker should be able to run the country.”
The man who goes by “Compass” quit his job at Dick’s Sporting Goods in March 2008. He enjoyed fixing bicycles there but didn’t much like the “corporate structure."
It seems as if somebody raided a yard sale for the motley assortment of kitschy pictures (yes, that very well could be White Fang) that cover the wall to your left as you enter the Outlook Inn.
For some, the most impressive number might be 60. That’s the count bartender Cindy Kebbell gives for the different brands of bourbon offered at the Old Seelbach Bar.
It’s a narrow place, not much bigger than a shotgun house, and people cram into the bar to discover their inner David Bowie.
The South End is rife with friendly neighborhood bars, but the one with the biggest embrace has to be O’Dolly’s, located just north of Outer Loop between Fairdale and Valley Station.
This unassuming little hangout on the corner of two residential Germantown streets is the latest in a line of bars dating back to the 1930s.
Barry Rogers is 70 years old and has been coming to the Bambi Bar for nearly 40 years. As a matter of fact, he has lived right around the corner for about as long.
Don’t expect Captain Jack Sparrow, bottle of rum in hand, to stumble down the long flight of stairs that descends from the Village Anchor restaurant into its basement bar called the Sea Hag.
Venture deeper into the club and you’ll find a huge dance floor and lounge, another smaller dance floor, and a newly renovated showroom, where drag shows take place on weekends.
Joe’s Palm Room is an anachronism, a throwback to an era when, before heading out for the evening, men buttoned up a two- or three-piece suit and women pulled out their finest jewelry.
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