Thursday, January 23, 2014

Lefty's

Lefty's is one of the only true dive bars left in the strip. It's pretty much what you would expect. It's not filthy, but it's not especially clean. The drinks are cheap, but they're not fancy or varied. The two drink specials consisted of a “strong” island iced tea and red bull and vodka. There's a pool table and darts. Everyone there seemed pretty content to keep to themselves and drink their drinks.

The last time J was there on a weekend afternoon (errands gone astray with editor C), a girl came in, sat down on a stool, ordered a whiskey, and then fell right off of said stool. "I'm not even drunk," she said. Haven't we all said that lie at some drunken point? The bartender was quick and decisive: picked the girl up, put her on a couch, took away her whiskey, and got her water.


So, it might not be a fancy place, but they know what to do with your drunk ass if it falls over. That's always nice. Plus they have Coors Original which no one ever has. It's like the forgotten cheap domestic beer.




Address:
2021 Penn Ave, 15222
Games:
Pool, Darts
Façade:
Scary
Scene:
Sports Dive
Parking:
Easy at night
Patio/Outdoor:
No
Kitchen:
None
Cleanliness:
Nasty to Normal
Smoking:
Some
Jukebox:
Internet Crap
Hours:
11am-2am
Cig Machine:
Yes
Drink Prices:
Dirt Cheap
# taps:
0
Bathrooms:
Hover
Specials:
"Strong" Islands
Live music:
Never
$5.00 but really a strong single
ATM:
Yes
Cash Only
Yes
TVs:
>10
Size:
Hole in the Wall












2 comments:

  1. I can't count how many times those $4 Red Bulls have effectively cancelled my afternoon plans. Not only do they have Coors Original, but it's one of the rare places that still serves Old German, the OG (no abbreviated pun intended) of cheap canned beer. I've seen it on the wall, but I've never seen it on the bar. But since it's on the wall near other product that they serve, I don't see why it wouldn't be in stock.

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    1. Oh yeah, I think there was even an Old German poster on the cooler. Man, I put away a fair amount of Old German in college, but haven't had one since. -J

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