Located near in the industrial park area of Santa Rosa, the Nutty Irishman (900 block of Piner Rd), is a very … interesting place. I wanted to go there because they participate in the pool league that I play on and I wanted to check out the pool table. The large, nondescript building butts up [...]
In case you aren’t up to speed with your local bar gossip, Jasper O’Farrell’s has been taken over by new owners who are making some interesting changes. First and foremost, there is now food. Having grown up partially on the East Coast, Irish-Italian pairings are nothing new to me. I must have had 10 friends [...]
I’ve been wanting to try the happy hour at Stark’s Steakhouse (Adams and 7th, near Railroad Square) ever since I heard they had $2 martinis on Wednesday and Thursday. I finally had a chance last Thursday.
I love the lounge at Stark’s because it has all the elements that make you feel good about yourself even [...]
Forgoing another exciting Saturday in the glamorous metropolis of Santa Rosa, my cohort and I headed out to the Russian River to visit the Northwood Restaurant, located on the Northwood Golf Course, Hwy. 116 between Monte Rio and Guerneville, to see what was up. We both had the sneaking suspicion that the regular weekend patrons [...]
“Wow, it’s dark in here.”
You are almost obligated to utter this phrase the moment you step into the inky depths of the Forestville Club, (Front St, Forestville). Indeed, everyone who entered after us did exactly that. It’s kind of hard to judge the typical crowd of a bar when you visit on a sunny, Sunday [...]
The Barflies were out after a long hiatus, so we decided to hit Cotati to see what was happening. Turns out, on a Thursday night at about 9pm, nothing is happening in Cotati.
“Oh, it’s still early,” someone said to me in the bar, “things pick up a lot later.” It’s true – Cotati is a [...]
Atmosphere: Sports bar / Frat House Chic
Clientele: Varies by music genre
Spirits: See the Jager machine?
Staff: Friendly with a heavy hand
It’s impossible to say for sure what Quincy’s (6590 Commerce Blvd) is like during the daytime or any other time when there isn’t a psychobilly punk show happening, since I can’t think of any other reason [...]
Atmosphere: Grungy nightclub
Clientele: Depends on the music
Spirits: Full bar with awesome drink specials
Staff: Great bartender and bar back, other employees are questionable
ZinChick and I headed down to 19 Broadway (located on…Broadway Ave. in Fairfax, look for the music review later) to see the oldest, still-performing punk rocker, the lead singer of the UK Subs. You [...]
Atmosphere: Dive Bar²
Clientele: Working stiffs, rough around the edges but friendly and tweakers
Spirits: full bar, emphasis on low, low end
Staff: Dice Master Nick
A barfly (an actual barfly, not just a barfly reader) suggested that we head over to The Zoo (527 Barham Ave, just off of Petaluma Hill Rd in Santa Rosa), so we off [...]
Atmosphere: Swinging hotel pick-up lounge
Clientele: Older crowd, some locals, some hotel guests
Spirits: Full bar with awesome happy hour
Staff: Competent wait staff, friendly and professional
The Barfly girls headed to Equus to partake in their awesome $2 Tuesday promotion – that’s $2 beer and $2 appetizers during happy hour on Tuesday and Thursday (4:30-6:30, happy hour 5 [...]
