by Pumpkin T. on I stumbeled into Back Fence this week after a long time away, and gosh, well I was reminded instantly of how much this place RULES. It is a dive, a bar with probably 10 seats and somewhere around 20 or 30 tables with waiter service. The place has an overall musty-sawdust feel to it. Each table and a few positions at the bar have bowls filled with salted peanuts. The peanuts go perfect with your whiskey or beer that you're throwing back, and when at the Back Fence, one is encouraged to spit the peanut shells on the floor. The next item of business to discuss is the music. This place has a different band (either 1 or 2 man) that plays nightly. They serve up classic rock covers and it's completely appropriate (or maybe I am just always drunk) to yell out suggestions like, "PEARL JAM!" or "VAN MORRISON!" Weekends there is a cover ($5) but weeknights it is a lot less crowded and still a great amount of entertainment. It feels like a honky tonk, so don't be suprised by the pin stripped Wall Streeters that frequent the 'Fence. If you're typically not into a bar with a lot of hyper-masucline Finance guys, think again and give this place a shot. Before you know it, you're all singing at the top of your lungs to "Free Falling" and asking each other why you don't come here every week.
