Highland Tap/Pickle's Pub

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  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.

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  Posted on 04.07.13 Lauren C.

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

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  Posted on 06.26.12 Jim L.

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  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.

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  Posted on 05.29.12 Bruce B.

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  Good pizza and great place to watch the game!

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  Posted on 12.27.11 Corine J.

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  Great neighborhood pub. Friendly, nice ambiance. Lots of room for the gathering of 30 people that I was with.  Many large flat screen TVs around the bar for excellent sports viewing. I didn't try the food but there was a big selection and the pizza looked delicious.

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  Posted on 11.20.11 Dave C.

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  This has been Picks Pub for a year. Good selection on tap and good food. Nice ambiance, friendly owner and barkeeper, friendly regulars.  Nice little pub.

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  Posted on 06.26.11 Mary M.

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  My wife and I have been frequenting Pick's Place for Pizza, Ribs, and Beers for the last month or so. We usually drive up to Noho, but recently grew tired of driving all the way up there as we live here in Holyoke.
  
  We feel Highland/Picks has brought a much needed easy going atmosphere and a great value to the neighborhood. They offer really good brick oven pizza(seriously) about 7 or 8 beers on tap (including Paper City and McNeil's, not bad) and very generous mixed drinks.....you can count on a varied crowd of young and old all mixing together for a good time. They often have live music as well.
  
  Lastly there is practically no sign as they are going for the speakeasy thing, so to find the place drive up Hampden St. past Elizurs pub and they are just up on the left, look for the neon signs in the window. Plus there is a large parking lot behind the pub.
  
  Seriously try it out, don't by the last one to know.....

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  Posted on 04.01.11 Jay C.

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