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What is the appeal of Ivar's?
Posted on 2/12/12 at 4:47 pm
Posted on 2/12/12 at 4:47 pm
Can a BR local please inform this transplant as to why Ivar's is such a popular spot? Is it the location? The atmosphere? The food?
It can't possibly be the alcohol (which is generally why I go to bars). For a local watering hole, it's way too expensive. The bartenders are clueless (if you don't know what a 'neat' drink is you shouldnt be tending bar), the selection is mediocre at best, and the draft beers are ALWAYS ruined by poor maintenance of the draft lines. I have literally never had one draft beer there that wasn't tainted by their dirty lines, yet no one seems to notice/care. It boggles my mind that anyone who actually appreciates good alcohol would ever step foot in that place
It can't possibly be the alcohol (which is generally why I go to bars). For a local watering hole, it's way too expensive. The bartenders are clueless (if you don't know what a 'neat' drink is you shouldnt be tending bar), the selection is mediocre at best, and the draft beers are ALWAYS ruined by poor maintenance of the draft lines. I have literally never had one draft beer there that wasn't tainted by their dirty lines, yet no one seems to notice/care. It boggles my mind that anyone who actually appreciates good alcohol would ever step foot in that place
This post was edited on 2/12/12 at 4:58 pm
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Posted on 2/12/12 at 4:54 pm to REG861
I agree with you. The bar sucks and the staff is terrible.
Posted on 2/12/12 at 4:55 pm to Athanatos
I love the sign advertising $3.50 bud light draft all day. Great deal right there
Posted on 2/12/12 at 5:03 pm to lsutiger575
Terrible place that I end up at too frequently.
Posted on 2/12/12 at 5:31 pm to REG861
im not a fan of it either...and you are right about the staff...they are fricking terrible
the only times i go is holidays(only because its like the only place open)
the only times i go is holidays(only because its like the only place open)
Posted on 2/12/12 at 5:55 pm to Tiger Authority
quote:I fall in this category.
Terrible place that I end up at too frequently.
Posted on 2/12/12 at 5:56 pm to REG861
shuffleboard
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Posted on 2/12/12 at 5:59 pm to Athanatos
quote:
I agree with you. The bar sucks and the staff is terrible.
+1
Posted on 2/12/12 at 6:02 pm to Walt OReilly
quote:one good thing about the chinese buffets..
holidays(only because its like the only place open)
Posted on 2/12/12 at 6:10 pm to Ole Geauxt
I do agree on the disgusting tap lines and the ridiculous prices. That being said, Baton Rouge doesn't have that much to offer (bar wise) in my opinion.
Posted on 2/12/12 at 6:13 pm to REG861
Ivar's should be called "company policy" everyone goes there, nobody has a clue why, and it really makes no sense whatsoever...
Posted on 2/12/12 at 6:18 pm to LSUbase13
quote:
I do agree on the disgusting tap lines and the ridiculous prices. That being said, Baton Rouge doesn't have that much to offer (bar wise) in my opinion.
True.. There's the Cove and the Londoner, but both of them are too far away for your typical nightcap. Still, if I'm near my house, I would much rather go to Zee Zee's or Chelsea's or even Duvic's than drink some mildewed Bud Light for five bucks a pop at Ivars
Posted on 2/12/12 at 6:21 pm to REG861
quote:
anyone who actually appreciates (this sace intentionally left blank) alcohol would ever step foot in that place
Ain't gettin' my business.
Posted on 2/12/12 at 7:30 pm to REG861
shite hole. Pat Is a dick and it's a shitty bar.
Posted on 2/12/12 at 7:33 pm to LSUbase13
You havent looked around. There ae places to get good clean beer in BR. Ivars isn't one of those places.
Posted on 2/12/12 at 7:41 pm to pooponsaban
It reminds me a lot of Neil's in Memphis. Grody establishment, rude management, poor service, crusty regulars who belong in a museum..At least Neil's kept the lines clean and the staff knew their booze.
Posted on 2/12/12 at 7:43 pm to REG861
Seems like it's xpensive and I've notice rude behavior before from a couple skanks behind the bar.
I always used to like the place though.
I always used to like the place though.
This post was edited on 2/12/12 at 7:56 pm
Posted on 2/12/12 at 7:43 pm to lsutiger575
quote:
I love the sign advertising $3.50 bud light draft all day. Great deal right there
That is what Finn's charges for NOLA Blonde pints.
What a joke.
Posted on 2/12/12 at 7:52 pm to glassman
quote:
That is what Finn's charges for NOLA Blonde pints.
What a joke.
I think we can safely assume there is a wild gulf between the beer knowledge of Ivars regulars and the beer knowledge of Finn's regulars.
Posted on 2/12/12 at 8:10 pm to REG861
I used to love that place back in college
but I went back a couple years ago after not having been in about 10 years, I could not fricking believe how downright filthy it was. I had no clue dust could aggregate on wires, fan blades and window sills to that degree.
clean the damn bar
but I went back a couple years ago after not having been in about 10 years, I could not fricking believe how downright filthy it was. I had no clue dust could aggregate on wires, fan blades and window sills to that degree.
clean the damn bar
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