Highland Tap/Pickle's Pub

If you've ever owned a Transam, watched Nascar, or have listened to Rick Springfield recently in a non-ironic way, this is the place for you.  It was full of drunk dudes in caps and ladies with insanely huge bleached blonde hairdos.  Two of my lady friends and I decided to stroll in one night after reading that they had good pizza on yelp.  

This is where it got a little freaky.  The second we walked in, the bar rubbernecked and stared us down.  It was packed... the place was surprisingly full.  By the time we walked from the front straight to the back and out, we all felt equally dirty.  It was the closest thing to Deliverance that I've witnessed in this part of Western Massachusetts.  I guess it has a certain charm if you're into that kind of thing.  Or, maybe I just happened to be there on redneck night.

Fantastic pub and restaurant. The owner, Pic, is a fantastic guy and a even better pizza maker.

Pics is all that you want from Holyoke. Not being from the arrea, Pics has shown me all of the fun that Holyoke can be. I have met the old Irish guy that told me if I see him I've been at the bar too long. I was also one of the few Giants fans there for the Superbowl and not beat up.

It's a great place to hang out and have a beer and pizza. Food can be hit or miss the bartenders will tell you which are your best choices if you ask. Asked for a medium rare burger and was told I wouldn't get it that way, the bartenders are great. Only in there twice and I was someone they knew, I like that. I only live down the street so it's a piece of cake to walk home after a fun night. Big parking lot with a lot of moguls behind the bar, be careful during the winter.

The only thing I wish is that they had a better tap selection, but it appears to be a bar that knows when they have a good thing going. They have a good crowd that is there regularly and will keep their beers on tap and in bottles. Love that they have Paper City on tap McNeils I haven't seen anywhere else but not a lot of rotation.