Monthly Archives: December 2008
The Falcon Tavern | Boise, ID
The Falcon Tavern is just a bar. That might seem like an insult, or at the very least a mildly melancholy endorsement… but it’s not. Endorsement yes… melancholy no. It’s a corner bar that’s not on a corner. It doesn’t have more than seven or eight taps, but they’re good taps (mainly from the North [...]
Pengilly’s Saloon | Boise, ID
Until recently, it was illegal to buy distilled spirits in any form in the state of Idaho on Election Day. That includes in a bar. Yes, you could get a beer, but forget the hard stuff when the polls were open. The antiquated law came from the early 1900s when saloons were polling places, and [...]
Rose’s Lounge | Lincoln Park, Chicago
We arrive and there’s a elderly woman in the back muscling a huge trash bag out from behind the bar. Attempting to muscle is more accurate. There’s one other patron at the place. He notices what’s going on and says, “Rose, let me get that.” He grabs the bag, takes it out the back door, [...]
Nomad World Pub | Milwaukee, WI
Attributed by many, incorrectly, to be Ben’s favorite bar. But I can see why. The place has a good vibe. Kind of transient but with regulars — the world-weary mingle with the never-been-out-of-towners. Grab a stool at the chipped granite bar and you’ve got a temporary home. If you tour the Lakefront Brewery, you’ll get [...]
Potter’s Lounge | The Loop, Chicago
Potter’s Lounge tries to capture what we imagine when we idealize the cocktail’s glory days — something involving low light, comfortable seating, well-executed drinks, and expensive prices. Which is fine. It’s part of the whole anti-tini backlash, I think. We’ve become fed up with Tom Collins-tinis and margarita-tinis and appletinis and want something better. Potter’s [...]
Trader Vic’s | Chicago