Workhorse Bar

My improv group and I come here every Thursday after class. We love the food and cheap drinks and usually stay until close. Parking is kind of annoying, so is finding a seat (our group is usually 6-8 people so that makes sense), but that’s just a testament to the popularity of this place and the neighborhood. We once tried a different spot after class in search of more space, but it just didn’t feel right, so we came back to our tried and true Workhorse.

This is the neighborhood bar I wish my neighborhood had. Better beer selection than most bars. They had 2 Pinthouse IPAs: Jellyfish and Seasonal—that alone was great. This place has some caveats in terms of limited parking (get some exercise walking from nearby street parking), and its neighborhood bar vibe. This is to say, the whole bar, food and drinks, is excellent, but you go to a neighborhood bar to mingle. And they don’t disappoint. As long as you’re open-minded and relatively decent at small talk, the locals essentially welcomed me to their bar, and were more inviting than many of my neighbors. It is a bit cramped, so get their early. The bartenders were easy-going, talkative, and happy to recommend drinks or food, or talk about the latest movie. I’ll be back with the wife.