Man is it exhausting keeping up with all the changeover in this town. Damn you improving economy. I can't even concentrate on getting laid. Maybe I need to reevaluate my life and drop this blog. These events took place on Saturday.
10pm: Courtesy Bar - A Kevin Fonzo production. It's Williamsburg meets Portland. I saw a guy twirling his handle bar moustache. It fits about forty in a narrow brick lined interior. It was full (of hipsters). All the men had beards. I guess hipster is the new grunge and it is no longer a poseur's affectation. If it is in the swamps of Florida it must be the new normal. A fine place to hone your lack of social skills while imbibing a craft beer. If you're not interested in sex (seems the trend - clubs to lounges to pubs) then this is a perfectly good place to waste your organic farming money. It's north of Washington in a little area that is either poised to be loaded with new bars or the real estate agents are trying to trick people into thinking are going to be new bars not sit as empty spaces.
10:30pm: The Fifth - A people who own NV, etc departure. It's an attempt at a NYC/Vegas/Miami hotel lounge. It's very "everything" Wood. Glass. Lights. A bit of a confused mess. I love that it is in the place (an old bodega) where I used to buy water for my drive home. It was a quarter filled with people you would expect to see in the aforementioned cities. A little weird because I don't associate this crowd with NV. maybe they are hedging/flanking.
11pm: Ghost Bar - Next to the Attic on Elm. It's new. It looks fine, but, they let people sit and block the bar while they nurse. I wasn't about to go through that hassle for the opportunity to mingle with the thirty-somethings bringing the ennui.
11:30pm: Elixir - Around the corner from courtesy and across from Eye Bar on Washington. A big pub with a pool table in back. About an eighth full. Nothing to stick around for.
Yum Yum Cupcake Truck: Had a Peanut Butter Choco-Rama for $2.50. Fine. Icing was better tan the cake. Not as good as Sweet. Behind Wall Street.
Beth's Burger Bar: Probably deserves it's own entry. Best $3.50 burger in town. Beats Five Guys. Beats Burgerfi. Beats B&B. The first medium rare burger ever delivered to me in this town. The size is between a house burger and and a fast food burger. Hard to get right. They did. In the spot next to Gringos Locos on Washington. They totally redid the place. They pretty much just do burgers and fries and frickles (fried pickles). They have some cute sauces (ie peanut butter). They even do a silly "Man V Food" challenge. Good buns. Worth seeking out. It was empty when I went. But, so was Gringos when it opened. *Closed summer of 2019. Has locations on South Orange Ave and Lake Mary now.
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