By END
November 17, 2009
Before my better half and I moved into our house we were staying in the Bellevue/Green Bay East area and along one of my routes was this place called the East Town Pub. It didn't seem to matter what time of day I passed by this bar it continuously had cars there. Daytime, nighttime, 3AM time... just kidding on that last one, at 3AM I've been fast asleep for hours. This mama needs her beauty rest. Plus, the East Town Pub closes by 2AM on Friday and Saturday nights. Anyway, I have always been curious of this hang out spot; did the cars belong to thirsty customers or employees? At one of my old jobs in Florida, I worked in a cookie store and the owners requested that all the employees park out in front so it made the store look "popular." I couldn't play that game because I was young and my mama had to drive me to work. I can't tell you if that really worked or not, I was much too focused on eating all the free cookies I could in my shift.
Needless to say, I was intrigued when a girlfriend of mine said that she and a few others were going to the East Town Pub. My partner in crime and I grabbed our coats and were out the door. Upon entering the pub we were greeted with a smile from one of the bartenders and a decent crowd. I saw my girlfriends at the bar and we joined them. There were tables around the long U-shaped bar and it looked like everyone was happy and content sitting and mingling at the bar.
In Chicago if a bar carried cans of beer they were always a cheaper price than draught. Don't ask me why, I don't know. In my experience barrels of beer are less expensive than beer than individually packed cans or bottles. So I got Bud Light in a can thinking I would get a cheaper price. Well, damn you Chicago. The cans were $3 while the same beer on tap is $2.50. (A bar I went frequented in Wrigleyville carried cans and they were $5 to $6 depending on if it was a Cubs home game day or not). Lesson learned. Also on tap were Miller Lite, Bud, Coors Light and MGD 64. They had more in bottles and a full selection of liquor.
The inside looked like an older sports bar with some arcade games and darts. This Pub has a steep vaulted timber ceiling with amber lanterns dangling down for a unique effect. From the outside, the building doesn't look too big but on the inside it's nice and spacious. You could fit a large crowd in without feeling cramped. The music they played ranged from Whitney Houston (I love me some pre-cracked out Whitney songs) to newer hip hop and country songs. Technically there isn't a dance floor but a couple girls didn't think anything of it to start dancing. The whole atmosphere seemed light hearted and pretty relaxed. Some guys at the bar were playing that dice game with a bartender. I had a friend explain the game to me once, but I had a few in me and it went in one ear and out the other. If someone would like to explain it to me, be my guest. I do know it involves shots and the loser buying them. Looking around it seemed like each person was doing something different yet having a fine time whether it be dancing, people watching, mingling, playing darts, or playing dice.
The East Town Pub's parking lot has gained one more car parked outside :)
