Red's Roost

Another basketball game, another Sports Bar.  We were in Kalispel, MT looking for a place to watch one of the playoff games, and one of the locals suggested Red's Roost.  It was within walking distance of our hotel, so off we went.

We found it, we thought,  without any trouble.  It was a nice bar built in an old mercantile building. Brick walls, wood floors, a beautiful back bar, plenty of seating, one large projection TV, and a smaller wide screen.  We thought for a sports bar there weren't very many TV's, but they had the necessary beer and wine, so we were set.  The bartender was friendly, but it wasn't very crowded, and the people didn't seem to interested in the game.  We thought, well this is Montana, maybe they don't like to watch sports.

The next night we went back, and there was hardly anyone there.  We asked the bartender where everyone was and he said "oh, in the Sports Bar".  WTF?  It turned out there was another bar in the same building, with the same name, owned by the same people, that was the actual Sports Bar.  You had to walk through a narrow hallway, past the restrooms, and there it was - multiple flat screen TV's, people, food and beverages.  After looking around, we went back to the first Red's Roost - wasn't quite as loud, and we didn't want to move our drinks into the "real" Sports bar.  

Both bars are recommended. Nice places to watch TV, and friendly servers.  And you get your choice of where you want to watch your game.  Just don't forget to check both of them out.