West End Trading Company

This place is FILLED with smoke, and the service is pretty iffy. But other than that, there aren't any real downsides. Their beer is really cheap. They have really great live music from local bands, which is pretty cool to see them support local artists. The acoustics aren't too great, as the music reverberates off the walls at about 1,000 decibels, but at least it's great music.  The food is surprisingly good for bar food, and it's cheap too. You have to order it at the bar, but then they bring it to you when it's ready. Happy hour on all beer every day until nine.

This bar is not for everyone.

The Good:
The beer is cheap. Pretty good offering of live music, though a bit redundant at times.  Awesome 2-for-1 Happy Hour every day until 9pm.  Lots of TVs for Sunday football, etc.  Cool come-as-you-are vibe.  Typical bar food.

The Bad:
The service isn't great.  It's often slow and most of the bartenders seem unhappy.  Poor acoustics; it's always really loud throughout and the back venue needs work.

The Ugly:
The smoke is terrible.  I can tolerate smoking - it's not a big deal.  But this place takes it to a whole new level.  It's impossible to leave this place not smelling like a dirty ashtray.

Food?  I have no clue but I totally dig the fact that this joint supports local music and I went for the local band showcase.  The bartenders were uniformly friendly and knew their beers.  The event staff seemed to have much enthusiasm and the guy working the door was hilarious.  It was your typically bar.  It smelled like you typically bar but the scene was pretty cool.  I plan to come back and check out some more bands indeedy!