River City Saloon & Restaurant

06/10/08

Good food

by db1221sw10th

A pleasant surprise....we walked by it many times and weren't even tempted to go inside until a friend told us the food was surprisingly good. We tried and we agree. It's reasonably priced and quite good. The place can be noisy, smokey and sometimes the service is slow but what the hell...you're in a neighborhood bar...chill and enjoy the dynamics!

• Pros: Food is surprisingly good!
• Cons: can be noisy but it is a neighboorhood bar.

12/12/07

Great neighborhood joint

by unless

The River City is the default hangout for my friends and I. Many of us live a few blocks away, which is very convenient. If we're taking more than five minutes to decide where to go out for drinks, we just come here. The staff is always friendly and pleasant, especially Tammy and Tara, who stay fun even when doing what should be three peoples' jobs. The clientele is amusingly eclectic, ranging from Jefferson Theater attendees to college kids, retirees from nearby buildings to young professionals. The drinks are cheap and good (they have a better martini than many more upscale joints, and it's only $4.50 here), and the food is amazingly good considering the divey nature of the place. They seem to have lucked into a cook who actually *cooks*, which is a pleasant surprise. In particular, try the daily specials, which are almost uniformly great.

The only downsides of note are the occasionally slightly-too-skeezy patrons, and the incredibly awful jukebox, which is apparently there at the (pretty unpleasant) owner's personal insistence. If I have to hear "Roxanne" one more time I'm gonna rip my ears off.

• Pros: Interesting patrons, good cheap & strong drinks, pleasant employees, surprisingly good food.
• Cons: Horrible jukebox, too many TVs.

10/07/07

Poor Form

by meg21swift

if you are in the mood for feeling like an inconvenience, this is your place. The service is moody and abrasive. If I wanted to be treated like a chore, i would have stayed at home. A piece of advice to the hired help is to remember that you are "HIRED HELP" and that you have a great gig at a chill spot. Things could be worse.....

The only saving grace for this establishment is that it is smoking friendly and has a surprisingly pleasant crowd. A friendly game of pool is just around the corner ;o)