Parmer Lane Tavern

Nice chill place. Good live bands. Back patio is a little small, it would be nice if they had a non smoking section outside. Last thing I want to do is smell cigarette smoke from a chain smoker.

*sigh*  Doing an update and knocking it down a star for one reason and one reason alone.  What is that reason?  The noise level.  Note that this is coming from a person who's partially deaf in one ear (and I get my hearing tested annually since eventually I will need a hearing aid for that ear).

The live music here is ENTIRELY too loud.  If I have to yell for a guy 2' from me to hear me and even then he can only hear every other word, it's TOO DAMNED LOUD.  I go to a lot of concerts and shows, so I carry ear plugs in my wallet and break them out every night at PLT.  They damped 50db and *still* the sound there is somewhat painfully loud.  If they'd simply drop the volume a little bit, it would be great.  As is, knowing as much as I do about hearing issues, I think the level of noise there is most certainly damaging the hearing of people who are in there without noise dampening capabilities.

If it's recorded music being played over the PA, it's typically pretty tolerable volume-wise, but as soon as ANY musician is on stage, it's INSANELY loud.

I found myself sitting at the dark bar with a couple of old guys, a douchebag talking very angrily and loudly on his phone, and  a cougar. Then I thought, "What the hell am I doing here?" I had a quick drink and left.
They only serve bottles and liquor, and I've never paid more than $7 for Herradura until now. They did have fresh limes, though. Fresh limes rock!