This place isn't charming, it isn't cutesy or quaint but it is the perfect neighborhood dive to blow off some steam with friends while keeping the tab cheap. I haven't eaten there, but both the pizza and the wings look solid. They have decent specials on pitchers and bottles. This place has no frills, except for plenty of parking (a plus if you live in the city and are used to circling the block quite a few times). The service is snappy and efficient. That bathrooms, well stay out of the bathrooms if you can. The popcorn to munch on while you drink is a huge plus. It's not movie theater quality but it'll do.
Review Source:Unlike the Beacon, I have only been here once. This is because it was crazy crowded, parking was more complicated than medieval court etiquette, and I like the beer selection at the Beacon better. Rand Road House does have a bigger menu, however.
It really is a road house, if you were wondering if they just picked the name because it sounds catchy. It's your classic dive bar with drink specials and bar food, but with a little extra to eat. There's outdoor seating in the summer as well, but it's along a road that gets bad traffic during rush hour, so you may want to avoid the patio at certain times. Service was okay, food was okay, and the bathrooms were not totally disgusting.
Again, it's your classic dive bar. It isn't two stars because it's necessarily a bad place, but because sometimes the "two stars" experience is what you you're looking for, and at those times, this is where to find it.
Visited Rand Road House which I think about 20 people showed up in honor of the birthday boy. I have to completely agree with Jacob when he says the bar leaves you with the feeling of "not enough". It was worse than my neighborhood hole-in-the-wall bar and that says enough.
They had mini-pitchers on sale for $4.00 which poured about 2 1/2 pints. I had 2.
Jacob gave you a run down of the men's restroom so I guess I can give you the scoop on the ladies' restroom. Quite spacious with a shin-level shelf that came in handy from keeping your purse from sitting in piss-tainted mop water. But very difficult to access. It was in a narrow "hallway" behind the mens which was constantly clogged by the people trying to get a beer from the stressed bartender.
Anyhow, I prefer my hole-in-the-wall bar that's a 5 minute walk and even if I can't get mini pitchers I at least have a bathtub covered with plywood to set my purse on in the bathroom there. LOL.... no I'm not making that up.
If you scan the Internet for reviews you'll find one site with a 1 star rating and another with 5 stars. Metromix details them as a "great beer garden with live music in the summer" This is a road house, think shanty, dark colored building with box lettering that reads the name of the bar. Look for an old style sign hanging out front and you're there. Parking is a cluster-fuck of fun that awaits, more so in rain and wet snow. I was told that they did some remodeling inside. From the looks of it, one cannot tell what exactly was remodeled. Weekends can get somewhat crowded and is composed of a mix of very young to older with whitened hair. The bar is made up of a living room divided by the length of the bar leaving little space for drinkers and llamas to move around. To the far end of the road house is seating for those that want to eat and drink, with food served till closing. Per comments from regulars, burgers and ribs are pretty good. Internet jukebox is available as well as Ms Pac-Man and Golden Tee. Rumors of a Big Buck hunter Pro or Safari machine are false. One bartender tends at a time with minimal help from additional staff which seems to kill a beer drinker's spirit; since the minimum wait is around fifteen to twenty minutes. Beers list is barren; you're stuck with the typical domestics, Schlitz and Guinness dark. The bartender is clearly overworked and if you have a tab it's highly likely that you should go over the charges on your bill. One thing that the bar screams to you is the feeling of not enough. Take the Men's room for example, enough space for ONLY one to use at a time though there's the facilities for two. The toilet is between the wall and a free standing wall with a TP dispenser thrown into the mix. Hardly enough space for one of their usual's to use, maybe an anorexic hipster.
Beer garden? There's an attached area outside which is fenced, which could be a beer garden? unclear, looks more like a pigs' pen at best. Best when you're dressed in your favorite sportswear or jammies.
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