Bart

I like the cut of your jib, BART.

I came here last night with my husband and a friend of ours and I loved it. I'm into classic games, craft beer, and good music, so this was like the perfect convergence of the three. And I will definitely be back.

We came in around 6:30 pm (I believe they open around 5 pm) and there was only one other party (a few women drinking at one of the tables). There was a good selection of games, all free except for pinball and Mortal Kombat II (the "fighting game" selection on hand). I remember seeing Pac-Man, Centipede, Burger Time, and a couple of others. Again, all free! And with cup holders so you can take your beer over there while you play. (Confidential to the dude who played Pac-Man and left his empty PBR can over there: It's considered polite if you take your empties back up to the bar instead of just leaving them there ... just saying.)

And the beer! I'm a homebrewer and I love to try new styles and types of beer. While there's nothing on draft, BART has an impressive selection of craft brews in a large refrigerator behind the bar. As you can gather from the paragraph above, yeah, there's PBR if you want that sort of thing, along with sodas for the designated drivers or non-drinkers, but if you're drinking beer tonight, there's a nice little "beer bible" behind the bar they'll hand you so you can figure out what you want. Each beer has its own card, a description, and a price--which is handy because the beers range in price from pretty cheap to a little more spendy.

For whatever reason, I seemed to be on a fruit beer kick so I ordered the Wittekerke Framboise ($5), which was light and refreshing; the Shiner Ruby Redbird ($4), which was tart and grapefruity; and the best, I think, of the lot: Petrus Red ($10), which had an assertive but balanced cherry flavor that I liked a lot.

I was diggin' the music too--some Santogold, maybe some M.I.A., there was definitely Lily Allen--nice and unobtrusive, but upbeat, and perfect for actually being able to both hold a conversation at normal tones and listen to the music too. The TVs were playing Tron (on one) and Monty Python and the Holy Grail (on another) which again made me feel right at home.

The owner and bartender were incredibly attentive and fun. I got to hear about some of the backstory/history to the bar, about the wackiness of city ordinances, and about the assholishness of those patrons who came in and stole (!!) art out of the bathroom. (Another pro-tip for readers: Don't steal the art from the bathrooms. Don't steal the "open" sign from the front door. Those are just Douche Moves.)

Anyway, it was an all-around awesome place to hang. Support small local awesome businesses like BART and be rewarded with great beer, fun games, and good conversation!

This place is GREAT! Such a unique place with a great vibe. I just checked out the new art installation with beautiful animals and loved it. Place is clean, staff is friendly, great place with a great vibe.. and who doesn't love Ms. Pac-Man?

Nice little spot and a good selection of bottled beer.  The games (FREE!) made the experience.  I had totally forgot how to beat the characters on "Mike Tyson's Punch Out" until I visited!  Needless to say, Don Flamenco is a little beotch!