Stardust Room

I had never been to this little jewel before, despite traveling to the center of all things prison several times over the past few years, and it is located on the square right across from the Walker County Courthouse where I've squandered away many hours of my life.  Thus, I have to thank my two colleagues, Allan and Cynthia for dragging me in there two weeks in a row.  It is a darkly lit little joint, as expected of a place called Stardust, and it draws every walk of life from town drunk to judge.  It has a great juke box full of Motown, a full-stocked bar, and the staff are friendly and quick.   Our waiter recommended as an appetizer the fried green beans, and they were quite tasty.  I got a pepperwood bacon BLT on cibatta bread for an entree..yum, yum. Everything was reasonably priced.  I'm definitely going to be a repeat customer.

My friends love going to the Stardust, but it's just not my favorite place.  I'm a little biased because I don't like bars to begin with, and I also don't like smoking, which they allow.  I do like that they have an outdoor patio in the back - it's really nice out there when the weather is good.  They used to have some decent stuff on the menu, but they recently (today is 3/17/10) cut the menu back, so now it's just regular bar food, i.e. hard to get anything that isn't greasy or fried (although you can get a giant caesar salad that is pretty good).

Somewhere between a Tiki bar and a dive bar, the Stardust room is a great place to go in Huntsville to get away from Huntsville. It's got a laid back atmosphere, a bigger city vibe, and a lot of nice selections in the juke.