Went here for a private party this past weekend and absolutely loved it. Great wristband prices, $35 9-12pm. They have an upstairs bar (where the party took place) as well as a larger narrow bar on the first floor. Staff was nice and helpful. Unfortunately service was a bit slow, they were understaffed. Only one bar tender for 2 parties (totaling about 60 people). Also there is no coat check, personally that drives me crazy. I mean come on we are in Chicago people!
Review Source:The Pony, not to be confused with the pink pony. Â Only Mac Race sailors get that, and my liver. Â Anywho, The Pony was perfectly located on Belmont between my besties house and my own, so we would meet here often. Â Jason, I believe his name was, or at least something with a J, was a great server and I appreciated that he always remembered my name as well as where I worked and always had snide (but funny) comments about North Siders. Â I never had a complaint here and I always ordered the large grilled cheese because it is the ultimate hangover cure. Â The inside is nice and rustic. Â No, not rustic, more like modern cowboy, or something of the sort. Â It is not old and dingy/stinky is what I am getting at. Â It can be a handful of younger people but that is only on select nights and when finals are over with. Â Thank God for Uncle Fattys keeping the trashy ones out of The Pony!
Review Source:A college bar for those who haven't been in undergrad for some time.
I didn't mind the crowds of same-looking people too much. Even after someone gave me attitude for LOOKING at her spare, reserved table.
I sat at another reserved table that the bar relinquished when its party failed to show. The 16' grilled cheese sandwich was interesting, but rather overpriced at $9. I'm sure sales of that helps them afford a DJ to play snippets of songs during commercial breaks on Blackhawks game nights.
There's not much else in this area as far as bars, so Pony Inn will still gather a crowd no matter what.
Went here last night and have to say it was not what I thought it would be. The food was not well proportioned. I had the Cesar Wrap and wished I did not order it at all. The wraps are extremely small and they serve a ton of waffle fries to make up for it. I should have taken the young lady's advice and ordered the grilled cheese that look appetizing. We also ordered a cheese pizza that did not work out so well. The young lady server knows who she is, I applaud her being nice for the incident that happened with the pizza. Also the orders were messed up and had to be brought out again. Don't get me wrong the bar was really nice and I know it has been there for a few years. Wish I could have stayed for whole Hawks game, however if I go back I will not be ordering food. Good luck there, staff was nice and tried to accomodate us as best they could even with the pizza disaster!
Review Source:OK so heard this place was a great bar to watch the Black hawks. Kane had the cup here after they won it.
Walked in looked good ,many TVs every other had the Hawks on it. Found a seat in the back by the big screen's bar was pretty much empty maybe 10 people. The cute wait staff had on Hawks stuff. Kelly came up took are order,sweet girl great smile. The sound for the game was on and we got to watch the 1st goal...
Then the music came on ... we had just got are 1st beer when the game came back on but the music did not go off .When I saw the DJ..?? at a sports bar?? I yelled out to him and some goon "Games back on"...the goon turned into a jag-off and said "we are turning it off to watch the Kentucky basketball game" Â this came as a surprise to just about everybody around us and Kelly. She walked up and got the same answer.
I said it would have been nice to know before we got the beer, He said something that sounded like to bad.
We downed the beer and left, Kelly said sorry as we walked out.
This is not a place the City of Chicago or it's people should be proud to tell others to visit.
Been here a handful of times and it is always average service. Â Went here recently on a weekday with friends, some 10-15 of us after our holiday party at another nearby bar. Â Arrived about midnight to a virtually empty bar, which did not bother us. Â Waitress was slow, unfriendly, and inattentive. Â I waited nearly 30 minutes after finishing my first drink for her to come around again. Â She announced last call would be in 30 minutes, so I order two drinks. Â She takes her time to bring the drinks, only to be told by the bouncer LAST CALL is over and it is time to GO NOW. Â I voiced that I just got 2 drinks ($16 for 2 drinks, seriously) that I ordered a while ago. Â He rudely says I have had my drinks for over 20 minues, which is absolutely a lie. Â I kindly ask why the waitress would tell me last call is in 30 minutes when in fact they are closing in 30 minutes. Â He says that was her mistake. Â I start chugging my first drink. Â THe drink I got my friend was absolutely disgusting and made incorrectly. Â I offer to finish hers as well. Â I got up to put my coat on and go to reach her drink to finish it, the bouncer guy had taken my drink away. Â
Our group spend a significant amount of money on alcohol, nurses like to drink, we tip well and we did not cause any trouble. Â After this last trip here, I will never step foot in this place.
I've gone here twice on a whim and I always end up having a blast. Has a college bar feel but without all the negatives you dealt with "back in the day". Bouncer was laid back and so were the bartenders and wait staff. The DJ played a great mix of hiphop/r&b which was great. Oh, and plenty of eye candy. I haven't had food here so I can't give it the full 5 start. But, I will come for a UK bball watch party sometime, I bet it's awesome.
Review Source:I love this place because you cannot miss any action... TVs are everywhere! There are even TVs on every table! You get such a good views of all of the TVs I went to the Pony Inn last Superbowl. Â There are not a lot of food options and the bar is never packed. Â I wish this place was more lively so I could visit every Sunday.
Review Source:It has much better than average food, good beers, TV's, etc.. Everything you need from a Chicago sports bar. I will say the service was very good too. I was here on a weekend evening and there was an unusual amount of dudes in basketball shorts. Must be a post kickball spot or something..
I like it, I'll come back. Since it's a Kenducky bar I imagine there will be hole diggin' contests during basketballs season. I love me a good hole diggin' contest...
As a Kentucky Alumni who just moved to Chicago last year I was delighted to find out that The Pony was only a few blocks from home. It took me a bit to get the feel of the place...but I think thats any place in Chicago. Once we got into the groove with game watch parties for my Wildcats, I felt comfortable coming in to visit on kn-Kentucky game nights. The staff is wonderful...very sweet, expeditious, and they have embraced my crazy group of Kentucky fans like they've always known us. That's a rare find in a city known for cronyism. We're all a bunch of Kentucky kids who sought out big city life and love or, yet still want a taste of home. Thank you to The Pony for making that happen. #BBN
Review Source:I just moved to the neighborhood and am loving The Pony Inn. Â I have been here on a Thursday and a Friday night in the last couple of weeks, both times were a good time. Â I had the Southwest salad and the chicken tacos, both were pretty good and a decent price. Â I will say the only downside is the place is a little dark, but hey at the end of the day The Pony Inn is a bar. Â The service was great and our waitress was very attentive. Â When conversation dulls you can watch one of their many tvs, or if there is nothing good on, you can always turn to people watching. Â Both times this place has been filled with a fun loving crowd and a good vibe, I will def be back.
Review Source:I was here last night with my friends. We got a table, no problem, and our waitress was fantastic. Here's the kicker: I was a bit krunked (hey, it was Saturday) and I ended up leaving my backpack there. I came back the next day and the bartender didn't hesitate to look for it. They had it, safe and sound, not a thing missing. I was really relieved -- and amazed, really -- to have it back, and I think the professionalism they exhibited is certainly worth a note of thanks on Yelp.
Yelpers, you can count on Pony people to treat you right.
My Ginuwine opinion of this place can be summarized in a poem I wrote.
If your hungry...Do it
Ride it...The Pony
Your saddle's... waiting
Go and... jump on it
All 90's pop star puns aside; I think The Pony gets an unwarranted bad wrap. Â They recently changed up their menu and I really dug it. Had some awesome tacos, and killer sliders with three different flavor varieties of each. Definitely way better than I expected from a three star overall average.
Perhaps when busy it could be the bar atmosphere that brings in the bad reviews, but when I was there it was really chill and totally rocked. Â Beers were cheap and the waitresses were totally fun to flirt with.
I guess it's got a country vibe according to their website, which would make sense given the name, but the night I was in it seemed pretty open for all types. I'll definitely be back and can even tolerate some honky tonk as long as they serve those delicious tacos.
I got talked into going into the city on a Friday night. The lure in a round about way was live band karaoke. My friend's man is in the band and it's not your regular karaoke play list. They have Iggy Pop, The Black Keys, and all sorts of college play songs on it. So I figured after gentle peer pressure- I'll go give it a chance. Glad I did.
We snagged us a booth. There were many craft beers on their beer list and a few were on $4 special. Appetizers were also half price from 4-8pm. Because one of us is a veggie we opted for the 16 inch grilled cheese sandwhich and their waffle fries. Both were really pretty good bar food. I would like to point out our server was really pretty damn awesome.
Once the karaoke got going it got pretty craZy in the hizzouse. But it's a pretty fascinating spectacle. Once the punk covers got really going it was time to get going.
After 1 year, The Pony Inn...
Place:
The place was still as clean as it could get whenever I visit it. (12pm to 1am) Their 2nd floor is fully operational now. Â Pricing is ok to me.
Food:
The food menu changed again but the new foods are still very good. I think their Waffle fries actually got better or it had always been good but I would be too buzz to notice. YIKES!
Service:
My favorite Pony's staff is gone now. Happy for her but Major Bummer! My liver is happy though.
I don't visit The Pony Inn as much like how I used to. Whenever I stop by, the staffs are still very friendly and attentive. Nothing to complain about there.
My favorite night would still be Thursday night. Very chill bouncer. Sweet bartender gal that could turn a straight lady into bi/les. The bartender guy is great even when I get annoying. Dbag of me and super cool of him.
Warning: the bartender gal force people to eat freshly baked mini cupcake that seems to be delicious. (friends like them) Unfortunately, I don't like cup cake.
... is still a very great place to visit.
Not a fan of the management . I had an legitimate issues with the Bar and was told to talk to the managers. After a half a dozen calls and half a dozen emails, i gave up and posted on Yelp. I have since received a response from the bar but at this point it too late.
The food is good and the atmosphere is good as well.
GREAT PLACE TO CATCH A GAME!
TV's everywhere and nice crowd full of Sports fans of all ages. Younger, college type crowd but decent! I came here with a girl friend to watch the Blackhawks game. It was pretty crowded and everyone was concentrated on the TV at 8PM on a Tuesday night.
Service was slow, our waitress was okay. She was friendly, not really attentive, and seemed like she wanted to leave but I didn't care. They have a nice beer menu and delicious food. I got steak tacos and my friend got filet mignon sliders. It took forever to come out but it was yummy. Not the best I ever had but I could tell that it was good quality food and not generic ingredients out of a freezer. They didn't have any deserts which was kinda a bummer but that's okay. Here's the menu: <a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theponychicago.com%2Fmenus%2Fentrees&s=3ad8a4536d0e8465004839e4e953b09a0dde403e22b593796926944df9b1d91c" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.theponychicag…</a>.
My friend loves this place. She is really into Sports bar and she lives in Lakeview so she comes here often to catch a game. It seemed like people were not here to mingle and talk with others but mostly just catch a game with a buddy. So I guess it depends on what you are going in for. I could see myself coming back with a friend or two to catch a game and get good eats, but not to really hang out and mingle with others.
Had been wanting to try the chicken and waffle for a while. Went on a Saturday morning and it was d.e.a.d ... we were the only people there. There were 3 employees and they were yuckin it up the whole time probably still rollin from the night before.
The chicken and waffle was very mediocre. They definitely specialize in being a bar.
I almost went two stars becuase of the service. It was very slow and my friend and I had problems getting correct orders. Â It wasn't really crowded so I don't know what the excuse was. Â Both the waitress and bartender were really burusque and were not welcoming at all.
On the bright side, it is very nice on the inside and the food was pretty good for a bar. Â I'd give it one more chance if I'm in the area again and hope it was just a bad night for service, but I wouldn't go out ogf my way for this place.
I became a regular over the summer after my beach volleyball team came here to support our sponsor each week. Â I've tried a few things across the menu, but have a few favorites.
The burgers are good overall - with the exception of the turkey burger. Â Both my friend and I found the turkey burger too dry on more than one occasion. Â
You must try any of the famous grilled cheese and dipping sauces. Â The sandwiches are the length of a loaf of bread (just sliced the "wrong" way). Â They are perfectly buttery and grilled! Â Easily a full meal with leftovers!
Like any bar there is a full selection of beer. Â They do make cocktails here though - one can get a mean Jack & ginger!
And the service - its good. Â Both at table and at the bar. Â They will split your check - refreshing, right?!
I'm wavering between 2 and 3 stars for this place. I have to start out by saying that my experience of this place was clouded from the beginning because what I really wanted was a burger from Kuma's Corner but the wait was what too long on a weekday afternoon. Two friends and I ended up at The Pony Inn just because we really wanted a burger and it was the closest place around. When we got in it was EMPTY. Apparently we arrive right after it opened at 4pm. Some guy behind the bar called us over to show our ID's and then we were seated. We ordered an appetizer (Cajun Calamari and Shrimp) and each of us got a burger (which they only have two options). I ordered the "Cowboy" which was supposed to have habenero, but I didn't taste much of anything. The appetizer was really good, the burger was nothing special. The fries on the other hand were really good.
The biggest problems that my friends and I had with the place was the service and general atmosphere. Our waitress was nowhere to be found even though we were the only people there for a good amount of the time. I'd say that there were only two other tables in play by the time we left. Also, our food seemed to take forever, even though the place was no where near packed. The last problem we had was when left. My friends and I both took note that in an empty bar with three people walking out the door none of the bartenders (who weren't doing anything) did not say a word as we left. At places like this you anticipate that the staff will be friendly and want you to return. We all left with the general sense that we would not be returning.
If you are starving and looking for a place to eat, this will do. The only other good part about this place is that we came during happy hour so the beers and burgers were half off. If you are looking for some place a little more welcoming I'd suggest somewhere else.
Bottom Line up Front: Stupid country bar that I want to hate, but don't.
First off, if you think 3 stars is bad... read my other reviews.
I came to this place for an "ALL YOU CAN DRINK NYE EXTRAVAGANZA!!!" I had extremely low expectations for the following reasons:
-it's located in lakeview
-it's rumored to be like Joe's on Weed Street... but located in the only neighborhood in Chicago where it could attract dumber clientele
-it plays shitty Nashville country music (i like country, but angry stuff from Howlin' Wolf or Hank Williams III)
-rumored to be a Hawks hangout (generally speaking if pro athletes hang out somewhere, it's probably douche-tastic)
-my friends who set up this party are pretty fun people (see: beer bong Mad Dogg 20/20 and make fools of themselves... at the very least entertaining to watch), but like to hang out in River North and have horrible taste in everything.
In spite of all of the tomfoolery, i had a pretty good time.
The bar is TINY, but it wasn't over-crowded. The clientele was predictably douchy/trixie heavy, but there weren't any fights and most patrons were over 25. Said clientele was attractive... REALLY attractive. The staff was helpful, friendly, and accommodating (a waitress knocked over my drink and brought our entire table new ones, no charge). There was enough seating that if it was a slow night, it would probably be a good spot to catch a game. The bar serves both light/idiot beers as well as Goose Island Greenline, Sophie, and Half Acre Daisy Cutter. These beers cost like $5 (pretty good price for these good micros).
It's not the best bar in the city, but if you're in the neighborhood, you could definitely do worse. Check it out.
p.s. Illini Alums please read Ryne D's review regarding the U of I style dining!!! (Merry Ann's diner stack are all up in dem guts, son)
The Pony is a hit or miss.
Came here this past Saturday and it was jam packed with people, in a good way. It wasn't too crowded, but just enough so that you can look around, take in the scene, do some people watching, etc. Except that all the people were just...blah. Total blah. It was FILLED with guys. Filled. I'm not sure why all the frat boys flock here, but they do. So if you're in the market, I would definitely come here. Although, they are all pretty fratty, so you better make sure you're into that kind of guy (barf).
They were playing some music, which was just OK. A little too techno for me, but at least they were playing some tunes. And they also have a fairly decent dance space.
I have also been here during the day as well. And they do have an amazing grilled cheese appetizer. It's shareable, cut up into little pieces that you can pull apart and dip into a tomato sauce, if you wish. I also came here once with my dad to watch the football game. Unfortunately it was also the weekend of the US Open, but they were nice enough to dedicate one TV to my beloved Roger Federer. Oh, and the owner gave us a couple of drinks on him.
So, the jury is still out on this one. I might just prefer the Pony during the day, when it's not so raucous, but I usually have a pretty good time here no matter when I come.
The Pony Inn..pretty decent. I mean the scenery behind the bar was above average, but other than that there was nothing really special about this place. It's kinda small and narrow, so unless you are trying to get a Soul Train Line going, it can get pretty packed.
I probably need to check this place out during the week or for bears/hawks games as I heard it's fun then, but the weekend scene was pretty average. Overall.....A-OK
This was another stop on the barhop and was my friend's idea. I step in, and the place is filled with so many wood tops that I had to wonder if there is a giant hole in the great western forest.
Anyway, so I step in and there is a solid bar to sit at with loads of tables to sit at as well. There was a big screen showing the preseason game that was on, so my eyes ended up focusing on that. I asked for a beer list, and was told that there is no beer list. WAT!? I ended up ordering a gossamer since they had that going.
The service was fine, but not really great or bad either. I wasn't really digging the drinking choices either and made my mind up to head out of here pretty soon as there were better places to spend my time at
Can someone please confirm for me that the Sequoia National Forest is still standing and intact? Â I have to ask because I've never seen so much wood outside of a forest in my life. Â The Pony has wood floors, wood ceilings, wood walls and wood tables. Â The televisions are even framed in wood. Â Perhaps, at the last minute, this place had a change of heart and decided to change its name from The Lumberjack to The Pony? Â I don't get it. Â
Anyway, I've been to The Pony twice, and both times it wasn't a very enjoyable experience because it was too crowded and the music was awful. Â
If you're 25 or younger and douchey like Kaner, get in. Â If you're not, then you'll likely not want to ride this pony. Â
Hey, pretty nice bathroom, so that garners you an extra star.
Pony Inn? Â Pony Out!
I've been to The Pony about a dozen times this year and I manage to have fun every single time. It's not the classiest joint or the biggest, but for a neighborhood bar, it is just right. I went here for St. Patrick's Day drinking on Saturday and stayed for about 6 hours. The wait staff were surprisingly calm and patient and nice all day. That is not the easiest way to be on a day when people start feeling drunk at 9:30AM! But I had no problems with ordering a drink, closing out my tab (3 times!) and reserving a table.
Plus, I was picked up by a very good looking guy. Not the first time it's happened at The Pony. And other people I know have met their boyfriends there. Maybe Cupid is hanging out having a beer there!!!
Shut The Front Door!! Is The Pony Inn a country bar??
I've searched high and low for a place to stylishly land my shit kickers, throw back a cold one and sing along to my Nashville crooners and I guess this might just be it. From the sound of prior reviews, however, I'm not hearing a lot about the music, just some angst about the crowdedness. Can't say I concur as my voyage here was on a Wednesday night and save for a few boys that looked like they just arrived post-softball game, it was just me, Dierks Bentley and a rousing round of Bingo. Oh yes, The Pony is taking your favorite nursing home activity and slapping its boot scoot boogie with a heavy hand of cool.
Great place for sports watching as every table get its own flat screen tv... can't complain when there's not a bad seat in the house, right? The Pony has adapted a bit of the trend popular 'Sauna Chic' look and is covered in head to toe wood - granted, I feel like I'd be best suited in a smushy towel - still serves well to mirror the young, hip, cute clientele all simmering away inside.
Can't comment on the menu since I cruised right past their amazing (and shareable) 14" grilled cheese sandwich in favor of the Stoli Around the World cocktail featuring an intense - and drunkworthy - mix of Stoli Strasberi, Stoli Razberi, Stoli Bluberi and Stoli Peach, mixed with a splash of lemonade and cranberry juice. Hoo-Ahhh! Hello fancy Long Island Iced Tea, pleased to meet ya!
Daily specials are abundant and available for your perusal on the website. Dollar Taco Tuesday's sound major, no? Um, a big Brad Paisley YES! I'm checking in at The Pony Inn, ten gallon hat and all. See y'all there.
Chicago Bar Cookbook
Recipe: The Pony Inn
1. Â Take one mid-sized building
2. Â Fill to capacity with douchey guys Â
3. Â Pour in 110-130 Decibels of top-40 dance music
4. Â Mix with capacity amount of overly-made up & drunk trashy girls
5. Â Add in an amount of wait and bar staff one would expect to adequately serve such an establishment
6. Â Combine wait staff with the realization the staff is slow and unresponsive
7. Â Add a pinch of low-quality food and drinks priced a bit too high
8. Â The Pony is now ready to consume
Ahhhh, yes. Â Let's start off 2010 right.
Redemption. Â Kudos to you, Pony Inn! Â
The service here was 100x better than the last time we came here. Â (Perhaps that was due to the fact that we we came in on a slow Tuesday night?) Â We loved the idea of the individual tv's, so we stopped in to catch our beloved Illini take on Iowa. Â The bartender changed our tv to the Big 10 network with no fuss, so we were happy right off the bat!
Service was super, super friendly. Â Seriously. Â Food was good, too! Â I loved my buffalo chicken sliders - you get three for seven bucks! Â Not a bad deal, at all. Â And, whatever bread they serve it up on is seriously delish. Â And, shout-out again to the amazing salad dressing they have her. Â Jalapeno Rach - have you ever heard of it? Â 'Cuz it's one of my newest favs, for sure.
I'm seriously anxious to try out the UIUC-style Stack one of these days. Â Maybe it'll be as good as Merry Ann's....
The Pony might as well call itself "The Ski Lodge." Â With all of the wood paneling, you feel like you're lounging it up in Aspen after a long day on the slopes. Â
And the clientele helps keep the lodge dream alive; it's rather douchetastic. Â There are few bars in the vicinity, so I have a hard time grasping how they've managed to congregate in such an isolated area. Â Some intense douche networking, I'd imagine. Â Imagine the phone conversations and texts. Â "Hey bra, we're premiering on Friday. Â Y'all need to be rollin' at least 10 deep when U get here, 4 realz." Â
You know what I hate about this place the most, though? Â They've gone and put mini-TVs at every table in the place. Â God forbid you go to a bar with someone you like and actually have to talk with them.
In short, the owner of this bar is a HUGE DBAG and I will never go here again.
I was excited to check out this bar because it's new and I heard it was nice and fun. I have a birthday party coming up and I was considering having it there, so last night my friends I went to check it out.
Let's rewind for a sec....
Prior to going, I had contacted the owner to find out about drink packages. After two emails and no response, I called the guy. He eventually called me back and asked me if I checked out the website (like, in a 'why are you asking me if they are already on the website, idiot' kind of way), and I replied "yes, I've seen the 'sample packages' on the website and I'd like to know more details....such as price. He called me from his cell phone and it was extremely hard to hear so I asked him if he could email me the packages. He said yes, text me your email address, so I did, and I never got an email.
Fast forward to last night....
went to Pony, got there around 1:15 AM to check it out. As I did the at the previous bars I went to, I asked for the owner to introduce myself in person and, in this case, get the info that he hadn't emailed me yet. Â
So i went up and introduced myself, and he was like "hey babe" and went to give me a hug, like he thought I was some ho he hooked up with. I was like "uh...you don't know me. We had talked on the phone about a party. I was wondering about the prices." It's impossible to actually portray the complete douchebagness of his reaction but basically he started talking shit about me to my face , thinking that I was my friend, asking why the hell would he send the packages via email if he already said them on the phone. I was like umm..i'm the the one that asked you to do that and you said fine, and you never told me the prices... He's like yeah, there's nothing more to know, you're not going to find something better, etc".....so i was like um, ok. and walked away.
Then, clearly knowing he was so rude, he came back up and was like "sorry, it's really crazy here (p.s. i was not crowded at all), but still, there's nothing more for you to know. I was like yea....ok.....thanks.....and walked away.
I'd like to quote Pretty Woman and say BIG MISTAKE. BIG. HUGE. this is a double birthday party and we'll have well over 100 people there. this bar will miss out on our business now and always in the future.
Since when does wearing an ironic shirt and toting a Mac confer mad DJ skills? The only dj's I know that rock the look and pull that off are Steve Aoki, Girl Talk and Nikki C.
I attended a birthday party here this weekend and was excited to try out a new bar, but first impressions aren't everything - especially when the DJ refuses to play the requests of not just one or two, but FOUR birthday girls. yeah, that's right. A Beatles song was rejected, Britney was "just played" and apparently, the cupid shuffle was "too ghetto" for the crowd.
I know, don't you wish we could have chucked the guy into Hyde Park? too ghetto, my ass.
Ugh, I like to sing and dance to "save a horse, ride a cowboy", but country only = NOT inclusive bar. I know spots that throw a bone to all music aficionados. Unfortunately, the Pony's not one of them. Plus the drinks are overpriced, probably to cover for all the $$ they blew on the gratuitous flat screen TVs. Gag.
Skip it if you can, especially if you're a birthday girl - you may not be a diva but you should damn well get your choice of music. And you certainly shouldn't have to pay downtown prices for food/drink at a spot that's out of the way from every major train line or neighborhood.
*edit 6/09:
So I got a lovely one-liner PM from i'm assuming the owner: "Just pleases don't come back!"
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rest assured, I never will.