Monkey Butt Saloon

Like Scott, excited to try because of the name and reputation.  I went for lunch with some coworkers.  First, let me say this is one of the few places in town where you can smoke inside.  So the place smelled like bars used to.  I forgot how stinky they were.  Second, it was pretty empty when we got there.  So no good chance to check out the Sh*t-kicker rep I'd heard about.   But the service was good, and the "monkey burger" (1/2 lb with cheese and grilled mushrooms and onions) was pretty good.  It was a little unsettling that the cook/waiter kept scratching his posterior, and that the entire time we were there he never washed his hands.  He also accepted a food delivery and did some invoicing while our food was cooking.  That kind of stuff doesn't bother me as much as it probably should, I considered it color commentary to the meal.  There was a small amount of intestinal distress the next day, which was corroborated by one of my coworkers who went with me.  He now calls it the mud butt saloon.  Overall, it wasn't bad, but it wasn't good either.  Maybe a good dose of alcohol with my food would make everything come out just right.  I'll probably try it again, but only if heavy drinking is on the menu.

It's a pretty run down place, and feels more like a roadside diner than a bar. It was bright on the inside. There's a few pool tables. Our bartender was pretty nice.   But,  after we got our drinks, she got sucked into conversation with one of the regulars and we were never spoken to again.  

We were excited about coming to this bar, primarily for the name but also because of its reputation as a rowdy place that stirs up a lot of fights and a lot of problems for the neighborhood.  Unfortunately we arrived a little too early in the evening for it to be very busy yet, so we missed out on the potential for excitement.   So this was kind of a let-down.