Vets Bar

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  Vets bar is nestled in right amongst 7 other watering holes that pepper the Newport Ave/ Central Ave area in Pawtucket.  Vet's Bar falls right in line with most of these watering holes, it's a pit, and that's just how they want it.
  
  I was here, quite some time ago, just bar hopping with my Brother.  We walked in and I instantly felt like this place just got shut down by the State (for what I am sure is 100 health code violations), or it was being held up and we were about to get bashed over the head and robbed.  Alas, neither was true, just no patrons and a guy down the end of the bar that appeared he could be writing a suicide note and we interrupted him.  Anyway, we sat at the bar, the bar seats were ready to disintegrate at any moment, luckily there were plenty of others to choose from.  Turns out the guy writing the note, well, he was the bartender.  He cranked up the TV for us, Commando was on  with Arnold..  He did ask us if it was to loud..  That was nice..  Asked for a Coors light (there were no taps) and he just shook his head.  I remember thinking if I needed to "sign" my beer request to him, maybe I needed to use telekinesis or Morse code?  Nope, they don't carry Coors Light (Because it is just such an uncommon beer) how about Miller light? I got the mysterious shaken head signal again (I was starting to think he was a bobble head)..  He finally pointed to a mini fridge at the bottom of the car, started to seem like we were playing a game show or something, but I saw a few bud cans and a few bud light cans..  After really scratching my head on this one, I went with the classic bud light.  My Brother went to pay, paid with a 20.00, bartenders response..  ' Huh, I can't break that"..  What?..  So, I paid with a 10.00 to give this guy a break..  The decor, well, they clearly wanted to go with the 'Let's make this place look as shitty as possible" look and pulled it off with flying colors..  The smell? Well, I think they wanted to go with the "Pro Football team that haven't showered in a month" smell and pulled it off well..
  
  If you need a luke warm beer (albeit cheap beer), hideous decor, a smell that will make you want to instantly hop in a hot shower, this dive is for you..

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  Posted on 04.08.12 Chris M.

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