OK, I think I have tried all of the bars in downtown LS...at least all of the ones I now know of. Sharkeez is my favorite, and my girlfriend agrees. It just has a really comfortable, laid back vibe. It's clean and open. The bartenders are friendly. Mixed drinks tend to be poured liberally. Prices are fair. Parking is easy.
Bravo, Sharkeez.
Even though I live super near this bar, I hadn't gone in until this past spring's Emerald Isle Pub Crawl. Â Only problem is, if you started at the other end of downtown at Tavern on Green (which we did), that makes Sharkeez the second to last pub on the crawl, maybe number 11 or 12. Â If you do the math, that means you can probably figure that my observational powers were not at their most sharply honed and keenly tuned in by the time we rolled on in.
That said...I do remember popcorn. Â I do remember cleanliness. I'm pretty sure I remember a free shot from the bartender to both BF and I (because clearly, we were in desperate need by that point). Â I seem to remember two side-by-side toilets in the ladies' room (not two stalls, just two side-by-side commodes. Â But that can't be right...can it? Â
Anyway...nice neighborhood watering hole. Â Good middle-of-the-roader...not too trendy/douchey, not too scuzzy/shabby. Â Just right.
I'll reserve one star for another time when I go back and am feeling a bit more...observant.