The Brightwood Tavern

I'm a fan of their fried chicken and Jo-jos. Bar can get packed at night as it's a popular hangout for the workers that live on the mountain. Always some interesting old timers.
I have yet to make it to the annual slug race, but I hear it's a good time.

This actually happened to me at The Brightwood Tavern:

Long and gray-haired old man: Excuse me, can I ask you a personal question?
Me: Um... ok...
Long and gray-haired old man: Are you a traffic ticket?
Me: Uh.. no?
Long and gray-haired old man: Cuz you got fine written all over you.
Me: [hysterical laughter]

Yes, that actually happened. No, seriously. Seriously!

The Brightwood Tavern is a cozy little bar with a slew of regulars, a pool table in the middle, video poker in the corner and friendly bartenders. There are booths all the way around to catch up with friends or people-watch the other patrons. My friends and I grabbed a round of drinks here one night and our tab for a draft beer, a bottled cider and a cocktail came to $10.50. So cheap! Now that's the kind of tavern I could frequent on a regular basis. The amusing come-ons of the clientele are just a bonus.

Highway 26 is littered with cool little hole in the wall pubs....but they all have the same mountain-man-kill-you-with-an-ax feeling.  You kinda expect the jukebox to screech to a halt when you walk in, since no one will recognize you.

This is not the case at the Brightwood Tav.  My wife and I recently moved just down the street from this off the beaten track tavern.  It has a log cabiny feel which is warm and inviting.  The staff are entertaining, but not as much as the patrons.

While they do not have any vegan items on the menu (its a calamari/fried foods kinda joint), I hope to gently persuade the owners to carry Daiya so we can enjoy a pizza during our drinking visits.

Stop on by, you will love it!