Parrots Bar & Grill

This is your place, you found it.  You may never be cool enough for the bartender to know your name, but who is really, when you are under age 60 and don't smoke, and maybe you don't have a mustache.  But you can sit down and order your High Life, and order something off the menu because you know what, the food's actually good here.  You can bring your buds around back and throw some darts, it's no big deal.  You'll spend some great nights here and some sad nights here, because this is your place.  I was proud that it was mine for a time.

I really wanted to like this place, since it has a nautical theme, is not trying to be another cookie cutter bar that seems to spring up in this neighborhood like a poisonous mushroom, and (most importantly) is about 50 yards from where I used to live. However, I just couldn't make myself like it. The locals are just a little too loud and a little too unwelcoming (think of the relative you dislike the most celebrating their 50th birthday with his/her rowdy friends to the lyrical sounds of Bob Seger and you're on your way to the vibe here) to ignore and grab a drink with your friends.

The cocktails might be cheap but the beers aren't exactly a steal and there is a very limited selection (I know, it's a dive bar but we are living in the midst of the Craft Beer Revolution - throw something besides PBR and Corona out there for us!). If you're in this neighborhood and want a divey experience I suggest you walk a block North and check out the L&L Tavern, or head East to Jake's Pub.

Great neighborhood bar. The cocktails are made to perfection and the bar food is fresh and delicious. Service is excellent. Great place to hang out with friends, listen to the juke box and watch sports.  Will definitely go back again and again......!!