Bloody Mary Review : VFW Post 246

Place: VFW Post 246

Location: 2916 Lyndale Ave. S, Minneapolis

Day: Saturday, October 8

Time: 6:00 p.m.

Temperature: Around 74 degrees

Indoor/Outdoor: Indoor

NOW here’s a freakin’ hidden treasure of a dive bar for you. I could see this being the sort of place I end up hanging out at as I grow older. There were a few younger people and a few crypt keepers in the crowd. You enter through alleyway door, go down a hallway, turn right, up a couple of stairs, and hit a buzzer to be let in. Getting creeped out yet? Once inside you get the feeling like most of the people there have been there for quite some time. The thought of the ‘Hotel California’ line “You can check out but you can never leave” comes to mind. It’s not real brightly lit, but you can make it to your bar seat. The staff is friendly. Actually, far more friendly than I was expecting. After a short while you start to feel familiar with the place. It’s odd, but it’s also good.

So what kind of Bloody Mary gets served in this place? Spicy? No, not really spicy. Watery? No, while it looked like it was just being made with vodka, Tabasco and little else, there must have been a point at which the bartender did some magic because once I gave it a stir, it had flavor. Nothing to write home about, but still more flavor than some other places serve. As for extras. There was a lime wedge and a very decent size beer chaser. All this for the very low price of $3.50.

They have pull-tabs in the corner, free popcorn, Big screen TVs around the room each playing different sporting events, a Jukebox (which for some reason someone had set to play Tammy Wynette singing “D.I.V.O.R.C.E.” twice in a row) and Karaoke nights.

This may be my new favorite place to go when I need to shut off the rest of the world.

p.s. A lucky pick on the Pull Tabs ended up making this a very pleasant experience. Indeed!

End results:

Location : B

Parking: C (Metered & Residential side street parking) - Free after 6:pm

Bar Appearance: B

Staff: A+

Bloody Mary Appearance: C-

Bloody Mary Extras: D

Bloody Mary Itself: B

Price: A