1407 Poindexter Street
Chesapeake, VA 23324
Chesapeake City County
Phone: (757) 545-1469
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by Sanam J. on For a bar with peanut shells on the floor this place sure does have a lot of rules. where to sit, where to stand, where to order drinks, from who, and how to express appreciation of music. My second time here I was with a big group for a birthday, and as big of a class Kevin Bacon fan as I am, this place was terrifyingly similar to the plot of Footloose. No Dancing. Now, i get that it might not be the space for a full on Hoedown, but to be yelled at by some glorified cafeteria line monitor every time my step had a little too much pep was just ridiculous. I cannot count how many times that night someone in our group got scolded for too much movement, standing on the wrong side of the rope, or standing on the wrong side of the rope. This guy was out of control and way to aggressive. I felt like I was being corralled by the secret service. he shouted, cursed, threatened to kick us out every time we got up from our seats to greet friends. That said, this place has so much potential and great music--music that generally makes you want to dance, or shuffle your feet at the very least--which you can't do. But the laid back facade of peanut shells on the floor is deceptively misleading. nothing laid back about this place. at least not on the weekends. I had much better luck here on a Wednesday night. And by the end of the night by bill seemed to have several extra beers I don't remember drinking.
by Marcellus Gornikiewicz on Two words: MEXICAN MARTINI! If you want to get some tex mex, but you don't really care about it being too authentic, then you should come here only because you get one of their famous mexican martinis! Which, by the way, I swear, are never ending. They bring you a little martini glass with a couple sips in it and then the shaker come with it for you to pour yourself, and it took me forever to get through this whole martini! No wonder they give you a cap of 2 max per person per visit! These things are lethal!! And they actually create an entertaining conversation starter, because it is almost impossible to pour yourself extra without spilling! It is pretty comical seeing all of the different ways people try to pour it without spilling a little bit of this valuable mixture ha ha And I would be willing to be that if you had more than two of these, you would start wasting more and more on the table each time you pour, so maybe the limit is there for that reason! We also got the queso, which if you stir in some of their spicy salsa, is pretty tasty especially with that mexican martini. Seeing the trend yet? but the service can be slow and it is crowded at times too. And the decor kind of feels like a dennys crossed with a little bit of Mexico, so I think they could work on that. And I got their migas enchiladas which is one of their house specials and comes with a spice to it which i love, and you can choose the sauce you want too. You will seriously leave here as full as a hippo because of all of the chips, queso, salsa, rice, beans, enchiladas, or tacos or whatever you order and that massively large martini! But the stuffed avocado is the best food item I would say--A fried, breaded avocado stuffed with spiced chicken and cheese and you choose your sauce and then there is even more queso on that! This dish will make you leave saying, "I'll stuff your avocado!"
by Vern Defide on I got invited to a private party here last night, so a couple friends and I went. It's right next to Cabana Club, around the corner from Amoeba...I usually don't do lines but we decided we could deal with a little wait since it was a pretty exclusive event. I only had a plus one but the door guy didn't give us an attitude since the guys behind us were annoying him/weren't getting in and he wanted to impress us I think. Then it was cute because the ID checking guy didn't think I was over 21 and scanned my card, haha! (What is up with people thinking I am still in high school?) We got in and the setting is like a parlor, with chandeliers, antique-y furniture, green velvet curtains draped...It's pretty inside but a bit stuffy for my tastes. The scene was...well let's just say it was for a hipster-type magazine so you had the girls wearing those ugly thrift store prescription glasses and trying to look edgy or something. We quickly determined there were no cute guys for us, either. We stayed about an hour (it was an open bar) and mingled, but then we were over the crowd. The bathroom attendant is a doll, though. I probably won't head back there soon, but maybe on a non-event night it could be chill...or not.
