Lord Jim'sSlightly off topic: Before and after a Civic Center game, my brother and I would go to a bar near the pedestrian bridge, but I can't remember the name. I think it was Sir something or other. They still owe me a tee shirt for all of the beer I drank there.
I didn't realize that it had an outdoor patio. The last time I was there, the waitresses hopped on mini stages to dance every 30 minutes or so. But as an old geezer, when you say Rocking Horse I still think of the bar on Franklin and Brown. We used to go there after volleyball at Colt's Park. Johnnies was the bar after softball. Both are now gone.
Chrissy was one of the bartenders there and then she moved to Federal for a bit. We were IT consultants during Y2K and told not to touch any code in December 1999 so Lord Jim's became our home.
Huh. I don't believe I ever drank there.
Yes... the rockinghorse outdoor patio is on the side of the building by the parking lot at Ann and Asylum with the old huge Russian Lady sign above it that's mounted vertically on the side of the building.
If you sneezed, you missed it; and you would never see it unless you had reason to be on the skywalk. We went there a few times because it was a good place to go when everyplace else was jammed; although it was tiny, no one knew about it and it wasn't in a heavily trafficked place, so it never got busy (at least not the few times we were there).
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Scarlett oharas..best cocktails
My uncle owned that dump for a while. He was a serial entrepreneur. He quickly realized it wasn’t a worthwhile venture when something bad happened in there, like a stabbing or something, so he dumped it.
I used to enjoy their steak ends for lunch. Their Bloody Marys were quite good as well.
Is Vaughn's where Scarlett O'Hara's was?
I don’t know. Haven’t been there in years.
Yes it is. Still a good spot.
My brother doesn't remember either, but he thinks this is right.
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They had bands play up on the indoor balcony!
I played some of my first gigs on that “balcony”
I went to Sally's last month and it was as strong as ever. The fried chicken was outstanding. And I always love their gumbo. Before the BU game, we went to Agave for the first time since COVID and it too was as good as ever. I love the hard shell BBQ Pork tacos.
City Steam, Vito's Trattoria, and Salute are all in walking distance. I would recommend City Steam.
Yeah that was quite the scene in the 80s and 90s. I was only there a few times but the place was always buzzing;
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I went to Trinity too! But not in the dark ages. My parents told me 36 Lewis Street used to be a real cool spot. That street is really cool too - kind of hidden, low-key, and right by the park.
