Night Owl Lounge

if you know anything about me, you know i'm something of a dive bar connoisseur. but, like a tiger mom, i expect greatness from my dive bars because i know they can do it!
when you consider this, you may understand why i was so absolutely blown away when i discovered the night owl/ nol while spending some time with my folks in broomfield. i wasn't expecting much when i started looking for a place in town to get a drink. so, finding a world class dive was almost too much for me to handle. for real.
let me say for the record that i'm giving night owl 5 stars partly because it is in broomfield. i know this makes me sound like an asshole hipster, but i don't give a fuck. (how did that make me sound?) if this bar were in a semi-cool area/in a big/cool city it would probably warrant 3-4 stars. Let's face it, there were no 30-year old bowling trophies, or year-round over the top christmas decorations, or photos of the owner and his grandchildren fishing. the bartender was not a short, nervous man who lets you know at 7:30 that he needs to leave promptly at 10:00 to catch the train home because his wife is sick or a one-legged german lady with gigantic knockers. these are the unexpected things i hope for in a 5 star dive bar.
what there was: cheapish beer, lots of seating, pool tables, a decent juke box, and super-cute, super-friendly bar tenders (we're talking pretty ladies. oh yeah.)
this place kind of makes broomfield okay. if you are remotely cool and in this suburb for some reason, step in the dark, slightly seedy bar and sit yourself down-- if you squint your eyes and have a few, it almost feels like you are somewhere else, somewhere far away. and that's kind of cool.

We wanted some were to go before seeing a show at the 1st Bank Center and I found this place on yelp. It is a very small place with locals. They also had pizza from Rocky Mt. Pizza which I had never heard of but it was sooo good.  Great place to stop and have a drink before a show!,

While most people have a thing for trendy downtown bars and clubs, I have a thing for shit hole in the wall bars.

Seriously.

When my friends suggested a night of Karaoke and drinking at NOL, I couldn't pass it up. I find that most small bars, such as this, have a little more character despite their appearance. Here's the breakdown:

1. drinks are cheap!
2. pool is free!
3. staff is friendly...especially after a few shots!

Although I wasn't a die hard fan of this place, i'll most likely mosey on back there for some karaoke and fun :)