Sacramento, CA 95811-6615
(916) 231-9629
Ohhhhh, new place!!! It's shiny and new, let's go tarnish it a bit!
So here is the skinny. Speakeasy feel, decor, servers and lots of gin drinks. Lovely tin ceiling, booths, velvet and risque women on the walls. U-shaped bar, open layout, dark colors and old tyme music. Opened by folks who have been in the industry in Sac for quite a while. (you will recognize the staff if you ever go out after midnight in Sacramento). Bar first, food second. Not to say the food isn't good, it's freaky tasty... it's just the vibe. You come here for cocktails and get some food to go with the drinks, not the other way around.
There isn't really seating for a group of over 8, so we were split up between the largest table with some stragglers at the bar. S'okay though. Thank god, someone can make a gin gimlet without rose's lime juice. They don't use any of that kind of thing, even make their own tonic. Lots of rum, whiskey and gin drinks - you know, like the 1930s (see the pattern here?). Vodka and tequila are relegated to the back page...order your cosmo somewhere else please. And they have $2 Olympia as well - boys were happy.
Food was all super yummy. Small plates means a small amount of food, also refreshing. I don't need a giant pile of cheese covered iceberg. A lovely small pile of crisp french green beans with a light vinaigrette is just fine with me. Cheesesteak and meatloaf were well received as well.
The "Lone Wolves" at the bar were having a fine time. Nairb and NakedBob struck up a convo with some dancers. They were selling tickets to their charity carwash on 6/28 at Deja Vu Showgirls, yes, it's a stripper, charity carwash. Did we buy the $10 advance tickets, why yes we did! BTW, you should totally go support them on Sunday, they start up after noon. $15 day of tickets.
Our guest dancer wrote this in the journal...
"I love Nakedbob and here's why: His bike is like a Ferarri. He high fives me sideways. He hold intellectual conversations, has the hottest husband ever, hangs with hot middle eastern friends named Nairb and asks me to draw pictures like this" (pic of bike & Sweet Melissa)
Two questions: Why are strippers so good at remembering names? And when did Nairb become middle eastern?
Overall, we love this place. Granted, we really wanted to love this place. It's a nice chance from a lot of the douchy lounges that have been popping up over the past years. The vibe is more classically stylish and the clientele isn't offensively dumb. Three cheers!
Gavin obviously hated his food
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