Speakeasy

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Classic low-key neighborhood bar

I love this place. The Speakeasy was an old-timer bar when I first experienced it - a place where blue-collar folks and the Social Security set drank away their afternoons. A couple of years ago it changed hands - it's now "Gil's Speakeasy" - and it's evolved some. The same working and retired crowd still are at home here, but it's also become a favorite of hip but hipster-hating punk rockers, rockabilly cats and scooter kids.

No pretention, cheap drinks, and a mean French Dip sandwich. Nice shuffleboard table and pool. Punk but attitude-free waitstaff. Mix of oldies and punk / ska / oi music usually playing, but not blasting. Video gambling for those with that special second addiction.

This place is a perfect hideout - open by lunch, dark, and while not windowless, it's not a place where someone (wife? boss?) is accidentally going to catch you getting your drink on. Walking distance from downtown, and accessible to the still-large inner SE industrial area.

Keywords: Over 30 years, Come late, Sundays, US$ 5 - US$ 10, Just you alone / As a single, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Bar, Restaurant, Mondays, Fridays, Casual, 18 - 25 years, Cocktails, Wednesdays, Come early, Saturdays