Location: 16 South 6th Street, Mpls, MN 55402
Day: Thursday March 15
Time: 2:15 p.m.
Temperature: 57 degrees
Indoor/Outdoor: Indoor
Okay, I admit that while I consider parking for The Lyon’s Pub to be horrendous—and even worse than normal on the day of this visit due to the sidewalk getting replaced—I’ve enjoyed this place since my very first visit, long, long ago. On this day, the front door was blocked off which led to a discovery of the inside, side door.
The door’s been there all along, just never had a need to know it, or use it. Now it could have been the hour of the day, or the fact that the front door was blocked, but either way, it was pretty near dead inside, The popcorn machine was active though, and they have mighty good popcorn. Time for another Bloody Mary.
The drink arrived looking pretty good for a mix. Sadly, looking good was the last “good” this Bloody Mary is going to get. The salt ring was seriously nasty giving me much thanks for the straw in the glass. The extras consisted of two olives, a lime wedge and a pickle skewer. Pretty simple on a bad tasting drink. I’m guessing the crowd they get at Lyon’s may tend to lean more towards heavy-alcohol/low-flavor watery drinks because this bloody had that in spades. On an unexpected twist though, the beer chaser was excellent. Sadly, my thoughts now are wondering whether it tasted so good by comparison to it’s counterpart or if it was actually as good as it seemed. I like to believe the latter. The bartender on duty said that the chaser was “Lyon’s Lager” by Schell’s Brewery. I’d say it’s worth giving a try to sometime without the inclusion of the nasty Bloody Mary. At $5.25, this bloody was way overpriced for what it delivered.
End results:
Location : C
Parking: D ( Street Metered and Ramp Parking )
Bar/Restaurant Appearance: A
Staff: A+
Bloody Mary Appearance: A-
Bloody Mary Extras: C
Bloody Mary Itself: D
Price: C ( $5.25 )
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For an added bonus, my friend ordered a Surly 'Furious' beer.
The quick review: Very hoppy. Good taste, but tasted more like a thick beer would. ($6)
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