Acme Bar

I used to love this place. It changed so much my opinion has as well

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This is not the Acme bar.

That place went bankrupt a few years ago.
Everything of value was auctioned off. Except the main bar, no one wanted to buy it.
The original managers ran it into the ground. For some god only know why reason? They raised the price of food and drinks, way past anyone else in the area. The bartenders and other employees left, and now you know the rest of the story.

The new owners hired an interior decorator, trying to make it look like an older? 40's. What ever; I couldn't even figure it out.
I think the new owners also hired a bar consulting firm. Something like on a cable T.V. show called Bar Rescue, to show them how to update the bar. How to "Maximize profits", per square foot. With the most Emphasize on expensive mixed drinks, and dinners with take-out pizza.
Nothing, but a standard "cookie cutter" tired formula used in this area. A "shake and bake" atmosphere if you will. As the other bars being built in the area, it looks the same. Same dark stained wood with the similar shapes cut in the wood.

If only they had stood on their own merit:

If they had only called it "Acme 2" I would have given them three stars.

If they insist on calling it "the Acme" I will award them two stars.

Very good BBQ, I had brisket and the wife had pulled pork.  Friend and I had IPAs on tap.  The built in liquor store was a bit over priced though.