It's "Christmas every day of the year" thanks to perennial holiday decor at this Allandale strip-mall dive bar, where the "laid-back" regulars, including "young hipsters and old locals", enjoy the "stuck-in-time" vibe while playing pool, foosball and what some say is the "best jukebox in town" (think Elvis, Johnny and Loretta); most forgive the "smoky" environs, appreciating the "cheap",...
This is where Salvation Army Santa Clauses hang outside of the Christmas season. Lights, tree, ornaments. All the holiday trappings occupy the interior of this dive bar on a year-round basis. It doesn't get much fancier than canned beer. Oldies from your parents' day are transmitted through the jukebox. Strangers become friends. Everyone leaves with a twinkle in their eyes.
Rustic lounge with a standards-packed jukebox and Christmas decorations that never come down.:
In Short
The bar's dimly lit interior is roomy and comfortable, and covered with musty college pennants, wood paneling and wagon-wheel chandeliers. It's also forever brightened by holiday...