Duvic's

I was in a generally bad mood when I entered this establishment, most likely because I knew I was stuck in BR for the night. While this would have been the ideal dimly lit dive to drink away my geographic sorrows and pass out beneath the interstate, I had some economizing to get back to and was unfortunately unable to imbibe a suitable quantity of libations to forget where I was. That being said, it is smokey, noisy, vaguely over-priced and a generally bad place to be when you know you have a desk full of math waiting for you.

However, I can't deride this boozeitorioum based solely on my sour demeanor. In better spirits, I image Duvic's may be the local of many a palatable evening. If the drinks are a little poorly made and pricey, the company is affable and the specials plentiful.

I'm inclined to stop by Duvic's for another round. With it's prime spot beneath the interstate (and adjacent to Chelsea's), I imagine I will be patronizing this poorly lit lounge in the near future.

Alright, so some of the martinis aren't the best, but the bartenders are really nice, awesome people. People = 5 stars. Cocktails = 2 stars. Going to Duvics and drinking beer = solid 4 stars.

I've been to Duvic's twice and while I always enjoy the company of my friends, I can't say that I enjoy Duvic's much at all. First of all, the bar is extremely smoky. I am not a fan of smoking in bars and really wish this place was smoke-free or had a designated smoking area. Also, it's extremely dim inside and I'm not sure why...I get that some bars and nightclubs have dim lighting, and it works most most of the time. In Duvic's the dim lighting gives me the feeling that there are burned out bulbs somewhere that need to be replaced. Finally, the martinis are not very good. I have tried 3 of the martinis: the cajun, the key lime pie, and the mounds bar. The cajun tasted watery and was overly spicy-- it basically tasted like the juice pickled jalapenos come in. I ended up asking the bartender to pour it into a regular glass and top it with tomato juice-- it was much improved that way. The key lime pie martini was missing the zesty flavor of a key lime and tasted flat and too milky. It also didn't come with the graham cracker rim that was in the menu description. Last, the mounds bar martini just tasted like a chocolate martini. Even though there was malibu in it, there was absolutely no coconut flavor once the drink was mixed.
The one upside was that the bartender was extremely friendly and nice. So nice in fact, that I didn't want to tell her that my drinks were sub par for fear of hurting her feelings!