The Alley Bar and Grill
In an era when every other commercial space in the 'Town seems primed to convert to hipster faux dive bars, the Alley at 3325 Grand Avenue stands proudly as something real: a real piano bar, with an actual pianist, sincere bartenders, genuine patrons arriving to sing and drink, no high-tone affectation necessary, as it never has been since this place opened in 1931, when it presumably served, uh, lemonade and tea. Only the most charming elements of the next few decades have been incorporated into the bar's decor. No big screen TVs, mechanical bulls, or stripper poles ruin the illusion you're meeting for clandestine thrills in a 1955 B-movie. Nothing should change, much, ever, not even the cash-only policy: we need something we can depend on.
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