Downtown Friday Night

Back in May (May 7, to be exact), we decided to try Friday night happy hour downtown. We went out anticipating hordes of eligible professional men lounging around looking for fabulous women to talk to. Read on for results.

Yono’s
CK: In an earlier post (actually reflecting a later date), I mentioned that we stopped into Yono’s to look for our friend the private dick. This was the night we discovered him. One would think this upscale place would be loaded with interesting professional men on a Friday night. One would be wrong. The one mildly attractive man at the bar turned out to be a real jerk (knocked a beer off the bar onto me and into DT’s bag, then offered one small paper napkin and made a beeline for the exit). In several visits to this place, I’ve been disappointed with the prospects.
DT: Most of the staff here are very attentive, but I do recall a certain waitstaff person (female) from whom service was almost intentionally slow. This is a nice place, mostly for those looking to hang out with old or existing friends, not interested in meeting new friends.

Victory Café
CK: I love the Vic. Used to play on their women’s softball team (circa 2000). Still love the Vic. Our friend the private dick met us there after he left Yono’s, and we were joined by our friend the shaman. It was like an episode from Cheers – we befriended they guy sitting alone at the bar and shared our food with him, played tunes on the Jukebox, and generally had a really good time. Can’t say I spied any eligible men in my range, but it’s not all about that, is it?
DT: Agree! This is a fun place with a sometimes good, usually friendly, mixed crowd (i.e., various ages). The jukebox is a bit difficult to figure out . . . but maybe not before the beer drinking starts! Haven't eaten there lately but I do recall from past visits that the food is good.

74 State
CK: We stopped in here because I like the upstairs bar and the view out of the picture window. There were exactly four people in the bar so we quickly turned around and left. We’ve tried this place a couple of times and we have never found single eligible men hanging around.
DT: Don't bother unless you want to drink alone in a swank place.

Savannah’s
CK: We thought we’d give Savannah’s another shot (more on this in a future post). We stood at the bar and were not offered any service. DT’s e-cigarette attracted the attention of a group of Dungeons and Dragons players (my take on them) so in the absence of a drink or anyone eligible at all to talk to, we left. Haven’t been impressed with Savannah’s but plan to try the "bandaoke" one Thursday soon.
DT: A lot of people seem to like this place (because it has been crowded on occasion) but I've yet to figure out why. The clientele is again varied age-wise but not a lot of them (except dungeon and dragonites) seem to be interested in meeting new people. Or maybe my companion and I look too intimidating or . . .

Jack’s
CK: Back in the day (the 80s), I used to go to the bar at Jack’s and there were fun, professional men there. It appears that those days are long gone?! We were approached by one elderly gent and DT approached two Grizzly Adams types at the bar. Other than that, Jack’s is kinda dead man-wise.
DT: Not much to say here. The men in the place seem to be there to close on some very important business deals over dinner. If you time it right you might get lucky and get to converse with one on the way in or out, or enroute to the bathroom. A new trick, which I must remember to use more often, is to tell the person you're interested in meeting that they must come closer to talk as your have a hard time hearing . . . whether it's true or not. It beats, based on experience, ordering men over to tell you a joke!! Although that has worked on occasion as well (more on that in a future post!)