Create Your Own Pub Experience: Draft Thread

[Donoghus]

Bartender (and my final pick)- Stacy Kiebler

[Roy H.]

Shecky's rave review on Yelp 

http://www.yelp.com/biz/sheckys-lampshade-lounge-belmont

I think that the fact that Redz actually put this on yelp is fantastic.  Random tourists are going to be searching all over Belmont looking for Shecky's.

[indeedproceed]

Shecky's rave review on Yelp 

http://www.yelp.com/biz/sheckys-lampshade-lounge-belmont

I think that the fact that Redz actually put this on yelp is fantastic.  Random tourists are going to be searching all over Belmont looking for Shecky's.

Haha...yeah.

I eventually backed off that.

[StartOrien]

Oh man, Redz, that review was incredible.

[Redz]

Were we not supposed to actually put one up on Yelp? 

[indeedproceed]

Were we not supposed to actually put one up on Yelp? 

haha, well in Belmont maybe its different than where I am.

If I put up "The Stagger Inn" in my hometown, basically there would be a riot. People would try really hard to find a bar that didn't exist, then they'd freakout.

[StartOrien]

Were we not supposed to actually put one up on Yelp?  

Naw, that ones on me. Should've been more clear in my wording. It was meant to just be a yelp-like review.

[StartOrien]

Anyone else want to go today. So far Redz posted one, and me and Edgar volunteered.

[indeedproceed]

i'll go today.

[fairweatherfan]

Were we not supposed to actually put one up on Yelp? 

haha, well in Belmont maybe its different than where I am.

If I put up "The Stagger Inn" in my hometown, basically there would be a riot. People would try really hard to find a bar that didn't exist, then they'd freakout.

And the problem is?

Based on the groups my NNY Facebook friends are in, if you really want to mess with em you should put up a page for Olive Garden as "coming soon" 

[Edgar]

jajajajjajajajajaja

Amazing rojos

I myself could be lost looking for your bar

Imagine the average tourist reading this

Entertainers
Neil Young
Ron White
Pete Townshend


jajajajjaja

[StartOrien]

i'll go today.

Awesome. Thanks, IP.

Day 1:
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Redz
Edgar
SO
IP

[StartOrien]

Shecky's rave review on Yelp 

http://www.yelp.com/biz/sheckys-lampshade-lounge-belmont

For those who missed it, above is Redz Yelp! here's a copy and pasted version

Shecky's is the kind of place you walk into and say, "Can I borrow a torch?".  Everything about the place is like a 3-way lamp on the lowest level - you like it just where it is, but mostly because you're afraid to see what it would like if it was any brighter.

Shecky's is a dive, but it's a dive with a cause.  I shutter to even post this for fear of revealing a true hidden gem.  The place wouldn't be the same if it became trendy (it's miraculous it hasn't been discovered by more given the frequent unadvertised drop ins by the likes of Neil Young, Pete Townshend, and an occasional rant from comedian Ron White.  It's a bit of a two-headed snake.  They come because of what Shecky's is (a dingy place to keep it real and do what they love without pretensions). 

The first thing you'll notice at Shecky's is a bouncer who seems to be half in the bag.  A bearded dude, short and stout, but tough as nails. All decked out in some sort of medieval garb.  He carries a scary ass battle axe, but he has yet to use it.  He mostly just grunts.

Inside Shecky's, once your eyes adjust, you'll see that beneath the smoke there is an actual comfy bar with comfy seats and a few tables kinking around.  A few lounge seats and couches etc...There's a hard wood floor, and a small stage in the corner.  There's a lot of music memorabilia - faded concert posters from bartender Tom Waits' shows, and some other pictures etc...There's no real rhyme or reason to the "art" - merely stuff collected over the years affixed randomly around the joint.

If you're there for great service go elsewhere.  You will be entertained, and you will be served good stuff, but don't go if you're in a rush.  Things move slow at Shecky's.  It's not like they're rude or ignoring you though.

The beer and wine selection predictably lean towards the dark and flavorful.  Some rich dark beers of the utmost quality and a carefully selected wine list (reds!  and only reds).  Wines are bold. 

Shecky's doesn't do much, but what they do, they do under a consistent theme that simply fits the place.  Everything is unassuming, authentic, and excellent.  The food menu consists of a few variety of hamburgers with some side accouterments.  But [dang] if it's not the best flippin' burger ever.  Juicy and full of beefy goodness.

Go to Shecky's and "Drink Your Face Off"

Beers
Newcastle
Old Rasputen Russian Stout
Trappistes Rochefort 10
Schlitz
Harpoon IPA
Smuttynose Porter

Entertainers
Neil Young
Ron White
Pete Townshend

Shots/Mixed Drink
Wine
Courvoisier Cognac
Sweaty Lumberjack

Food
Hamburgers

[indeedproceed]

Were we not supposed to actually put one up on Yelp? 

haha, well in Belmont maybe its different than where I am.

If I put up "The Stagger Inn" in my hometown, basically there would be a riot. People would try really hard to find a bar that didn't exist, then they'd freakout.

And the problem is?

Based on the groups my NNY Facebook friends are in, if you really want to mess with em you should put up a page for Olive Garden as "coming soon" 

hahahaha....

"You hear we're gettin' an Olive Garden?"
"Wow man! I freakin love Olive Garden! When you're there, you're related!"
"Idiot, you've never been to an Olive Garden. The correct slogan is, When Your Family Yore Related!"
"...I have so been to an Olive Garden. I went to one in Syracuse one time when my grandma was sick. Jerk. It was awesome."

Seriously though its not so bad up here.

[thirstyboots18]

Shecky's rave review on Yelp 

http://www.yelp.com/biz/sheckys-lampshade-lounge-belmont

For those who missed it, above is Redz Yelp! here's a copy and pasted version

Shecky's is the kind of place you walk into and say, "Can I borrow a torch?".  Everything about the place is like a 3-way lamp on the lowest level - you like it just where it is, but mostly because you're afraid to see what it would like if it was any brighter.

Shecky's is a dive, but it's a dive with a cause.  I shutter to even post this for fear of revealing a true hidden gem.  The place wouldn't be the same if it became trendy (it's miraculous it hasn't been discovered by more given the frequent unadvertised drop ins by the likes of Neil Young, Pete Townshend, and an occasional rant from comedian Ron White.  It's a bit of a two-headed snake.  They come because of what Shecky's is (a dingy place to keep it real and do what they love without pretensions). 

The first thing you'll notice at Shecky's is a bouncer who seems to be half in the bag.  A bearded dude, short and stout, but tough as nails. All decked out in some sort of medieval garb.  He carries a scary ass battle axe, but he has yet to use it.  He mostly just grunts.

Inside Shecky's, once your eyes adjust, you'll see that beneath the smoke there is an actual comfy bar with comfy seats and a few tables kinking around.  A few lounge seats and couches etc...There's a hard wood floor, and a small stage in the corner.  There's a lot of music memorabilia - faded concert posters from bartender Tom Waits' shows, and some other pictures etc...There's no real rhyme or reason to the "art" - merely stuff collected over the years affixed randomly around the joint.

If you're there for great service go elsewhere.  You will be entertained, and you will be served good stuff, but don't go if you're in a rush.  Things move slow at Shecky's.  It's not like they're rude or ignoring you though.

The beer and wine selection predictably lean towards the dark and flavorful.  Some rich dark beers of the utmost quality and a carefully selected wine list (reds!  and only reds).  Wines are bold. 

Shecky's doesn't do much, but what they do, they do under a consistent theme that simply fits the place.  Everything is unassuming, authentic, and excellent.  The food menu consists of a few variety of hamburgers with some side accouterments.  But [dang] if it's not the best flippin' burger ever.  Juicy and full of beefy goodness.

Go to Shecky's and "Drink Your Face Off"

Beers
Newcastle
Old Rasputen Russian Stout
Trappistes Rochefort 10
Schlitz
Harpoon IPA
Smuttynose Porter

Entertainers
Neil Young
Ron White
Pete Townshend

Shots/Mixed Drink
Wine
Courvoisier Cognac
Sweaty Lumberjack

Food
Hamburgers

(Just to make it authentic, I rated the review.)