More like PaSTINKo! It's what I imagine chlamydia smells like.
It's a dive bar that they turned into a bootie-dancing club. Â If they had asked me, "do you think we can turn this hole in the wall into a rump shaking douche-baggerium?" I would have told them "never in a million years." Â I was wrong. They did it. Â
Do you prefer bars with music so loud you can't hear people speak and grinding your pelvis on strangers in order to become acquainted? Â This is the bar for you.
Ok, let's get it out of the way. Yes, this is a Kentucky bar and that means that there will be smoking. Smoking in this bar. Are you good with that? No, then you may want to avoid it. Yes? Ok, read on.
This is a neat bar on Covington's main strip. It looks smaller than it is but it actually holds a surprising amount of people. I've been here for a few parties and events and we've never had a problem with space.
Of course, when it gets crazier, the service gets a little slow. Still, I've always been impressed with how they handle service. Friendly bartenders and who move quickly. You may have to muscle your wait to the front (or actually wait patiently, which is the much better thing to do) but you'll get a drink soon enough.
They also have a really nice semi-hidden patio out back during the warmer months. Just jeep walking back, you'll get there. There's plenty of sitting or standing room. Ignore the smoke and you'll be fine.
They have self serve buckets!!! BUT their buckets are at least $3 higher than down the street at Cosmo's... so....
This place at first has a classier feel, with the nice patio and the benches on the walls. But then you realize that it's only meant to look that way, as the people that frequent it are your more preppy, prissy types. This definately seems to be the college aged, get drunk, dance around, stumble out the door type of place. It definately caters to a certain crowd.
Don't get me wrong, its a great place to stop, on your way of bar hopping, but hanging out there all night doesn't seem that great of a fit. especially when they're more expensive!!
All in all, stop there for a drink and some dancing on the way somewhere, but don't plan to spend your whole night there.
This is a dive bar with an attitude. Â It's packed with college co-eds spending their hard earned money on drinks. Â It is usually packed. Â So, in spite of all of the lower stars that you see, most people are guaranteed to return. Why? Because there are fewer places in the Cincinnati area that have a good DJ, are free to get in, and have a chill atmosphere. Â I think people are rating in low because they don't want to show that they love dive bars... but they do!
Review Source:Pachinko's has probably been my longest running, least favorite club in town. It doesn't mean it's a bad place, I just don't belong there. The music is usually lacking in originality, the beer is expensive, there isn't anywhere comfortable to sit and I get this nagging feeling that the other patrons are staring down their noses at me. If this occurred once or twice I would write it off but I've been stopping by this Main Strasse bar since I've been old enough to get in.
I guess I'm not the type of hottie looking for a boy to bring home that night, or maybe I'm really not cool enough for this odd collection of Northern Kentucky, hipster preps but I can find better places for myself.
I thought about giving Pachinko's two stars, but I try to reserve that rating only for places where I'd never return. Since I've been to this dive too many times to count, a three star rating is what it gets. Bar service is pretty good and the patio is nice in the summer, but otherwise I'd have to say this place is pure college kid debauchery.
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