02/12/09

Meat Market

by HillbillyHellraiser

Meat Market. Filled with kids. Lots of fights. Pretty cool bar staff. Lots of pool tables. Its alright for what it is.

• Pros: Good Drinks
• Cons: Young rowdy crowd

01/28/09

Chillin'

by Graboid

The smoking ban was a great improvement on this place. It is a great bar for the younger crowd as it often gets hoppin'. The happy hour is every weekday from 3:30-6:00 that sports $1.50 well drinks and discounts on certain beers. Tuesday is their taco night where $1.00 will get you a couple. I must say, they are good.

The wait staff is very friendly for the most part. They often recognize me from past visits and make me feel welcome. One warning is that there is a fellow named Dan who looks like Sloth from 'The Goonies,' who is just plain rude and should be avoided. Take my advice on this and thank me later.

The drinks they pour are great. I have not had too many of the entrees, but the ones that I have had were good stuff.

They have several pool tables and believe that they may be free on a certain day of the week. It is also one of the few bars I know of that have a foosball table.

Friday and Saturday nights are the place to be for nightlife in the area. This is especially true if you are a guy who wears those spray-on jeans, a huge full-print hoody with the hood pulled over your head while indoors with a hat to the side.

This is also a good place to see UFC fights and sporting events. They often have drink specials during these times. Just be sure to have your ID with you as you will be sought out by a bouncer as if fired on by a heat-seeking missle when you come though the door.

• Pros: Atmosphere, Servers (sans Sloth), Happy Hour
• Cons: A little spendy for what you get that is not on special

10/13/08

Good...could be great.

by troutslayer

I can't wait until January ('09) when this place will finally be smoke free. I haven't been there in a while due to the excessive smoke, but when I was there last I enjoyed everything about the place. Great beer, food, and staff. If you're a smoker you'll probably love it. If you're not a smoker (like the majority of Oregonians!) it will probably make you sick before you can spend a dime.

I will return in January to reassess...hopefully I can provide a review with 5 stars.

Smokers, prepare for your trip out of our bars and into the OCI.

• Pros: food, beer, staff, TVs
• Cons: smoke