Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Hemingway's Cafe



“A” used to have an irrational hatred of Hemingway's. Then he spent a lot of time in it during grad school. Now he has a completely rational hatred for Hemingway's. Always trust your gut.


Why so much hate?  It is a huge bar with a great beer selection and a pretty good menu. It has a very long nice bar, booths, tables and a back room for large parties. It is a nice space. Which is all well and good, but space itself is what not makes a good bar.

The problems with Hemingway's are the people who go to Hemingway's and the bartenders. The bartenders are normally ditzy scantily-clad college girls. It's a Pitt version of Hooters. If that’s what draws you to a bar, you are probably a misogynistic pig. Yes we are judging. Don't get us wrong, even without the bartenders, this place would still probably be filled with dickbags. The bartenders just add to the problem.

People in college think they are special and they are in a way. We certainly were the most special snowflakes ever in our day. But you can't go back and you don't really want to linger there, and after a while it all seems really silly. But you can't tell that to the people who are currently there, which are the people at Hemingway’s. Special silly snowflakes. 

Lastly, Hemingway's is filled with the newly 21 which is annoying, to us at least. We don't want to drink with them and we are pretty sure they don't want to drink with us. From this point on, we will be happy to oblige them. Except there are still more bars to review in Oakland. Crap.


Address:
3911 Forbes Ave, 15213
http://www.hemingways-cafe.com/
Games:
Bubble Hockey
Façade:
Not Scary
Scene:
Students
Parking:
Wear Walking Shoes
Patio/Outdoor:
None
Kitchen:
Full Menu
Cleanliness:
Normal
Smoking:
None
Jukebox:
Internet Crap
Hours:
Mon-Fri 11am-2am
Sat 6pm-2am
Cig Machine:
No
Drink Prices:
Dirt Cheap
# taps:
30
Bathrooms:
Sit
Specials:
$2 Drafts Daily
Live music:
Never
$7.50
ATM:
No
Cash Only
No
TVs:
4
Size:
Normal











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