Plum Street Cafe

Love it. The perfect place to just be. Great people, no one is a stranger.

Just found out this is about 2 feet away from my office! So a colleague took me here and it was an interesting experience. The food was basic, but good. I had the special of the day, which was a grilled cheese and ham sandwich, with fruit salad as dessert. It was a bit more than 6 dollars, so not expensive.

There seemed to be quite a few regulars here and my colleague is one of them - how much fun when people know you when you walk in and they recognize you after a long time! Not sure though how you get to that point - as Alex was saying, you kind of need a person to introduce.

However, the food was good enough, the prices cheap enough and the location close enough to my office to consider this as a good quick lunch option from now on. And who knows, as I start frequenting this place I may become a real fan!

My friends and I gathered here to watch the Super Bowl, and while two of us were "girling it up" by being the only ladies in the bar, we were still welcomed with opened arms.

Plum Street is a blue collar sports bar, serving up your standard American beers and house brand liquors. Hudy Amber was on tap, which was a good local alternative to something like Budweiser. During the game, the bartender allowed us to have a crock pot of hot dogs and brats simmering. We also brought in some candy and chips with dip. My friend who is vegetarian brought in some veg-friendly hot dogs, and the bartender kindly microwaved them for her.

For a dive bar, drink prices were a little more than I expected. My tab for one beer and a soda was $7.00. Also, the building is older and it shows. The floors are a bit uneven, and we had some hot dogs roll off the table - bun included. Some condiment bottles went rolling off as well. Hold on to your drinks just in case.

Plum Street is definitely your working man's after hours bar rather than a Friday night drinking destination. No frills, kind service. Just what you'd expect.