#1737 #S1013 - C.S. Finnegan's, Seattle - 3/29/2012

Update: C.S. Finnegan's closed in January 2013

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From the owner of Celtic Swell, a college crowd sort of bar on the shores of West Seattle, this is another Irish pub with all the standard American Irish pub accoutrements  -- the Guiness ads, the exposed brick and wood, the framed photos of the old country, the Pogues playing on the sound system, and some authentically bland Irish food.  They only unique thing I noticed was the wildly neck craning angles of the televisions for people at the bar.  Then again, it might be seen as a refreshing change to get a bar in Belltown that people go to because it is their neighborhood place, not because it has any unique attractions or a particular crowd.

2604 1st Ave, Seattle, WA 98121 - 206-935-7935            
Est. March 17, 2012 - Building constructed: 1903 - Closed Jan 2013
Previous bars in this location:  None known
Web site: csfinnegans.com - facebook
Reviews: thursdaynightbites - seattlepi - yelp - seattleweekly - seattlemet - eater - thestranger

#1736 - Dizzy's, Phoenix, AZ - 3/27/2012

Now this is a dive bar.  It has an alley entrance -- always a very good sign for bar.  And it is so dark that when you step inside you have to wait a while for your eyes to adjust.  It had an old fellow dropping off some money he owed -- not to the bar, but for one of the patrons whenever he came in.  It had a friendly and wry bartender watching crime shows on TV and marking snarky comments.

7051 North 7th Street Phoenix, AZ 85020 - (602) 944-9699           

Web site: dizzysaz.com - facebook
Reviews: yelp - emol.org - voiceplaces - azcentral

#1735 - Do Drop In, Phoenix, AZ - 3/27/2012

 The outer signs tell you: 1) dive bar; 2) they take their cigarettes very seriously; and 3) they had trouble deciding whether it was the Do Drop Inn or the Do Drop In.  That's really all you need to know.  If you do drop in, and you're not a familiar face, it's the sort of place where the regulars will stare at you completely bewildered over what you could possibly be doing there.

9501 N. Seventh St, Phoenix, AZ 85020
Est. year - Building constructed: year
Reviews: voiceplaces - newtimes - azcentral - yelp - metromix

#1734 - Pointe In Tyme, Phoenix, AZ - 3/27/2012

Within the Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort, Pointe in Tyme has a grand, woody interior, average drinks, and food that seemed quite good if not particularly remarkable.

11111 7th Street (Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort), Phoenix, Arizona 85020 - (602) 866-7500
Est. year - Building constructed: year
Web site: tapatiocliffshilton.com
Reviews: yelp - azcentral

#1733 - The Woodshed, Tempe, AZ - 3/26/2012

 I was not taken to the Woodshed, I went there myself.  It is a fairly nondescript sports bar, although the memorabilia has character -- clearly not one of those decorated with a single trip to the sports fan store in the mall.  They say they were the first bar in the valley to feature satellite television, Buffalo wings, ESPN, and a CD jukebox.  No word on whether that has put them on the national historic register.

19 W. Baseline Rd., Tempe, AZ 85283 - (480) 831-9663           
Est. 1979
Web site: thewoodshedsaz.com - facebook 
Reviews: yelp - voiceplaces - azcentral

#1732 - San Felipe's Cantina, Tempe, AZ - 3/26/2012

Your decision to go to Felipe's Cantina in Tempe can be put this way: Would you enjoy a bit of college spring break in a big shopping mall?

2000 E Rio Salado Pkwy. (at Tempe Marketplace), Tempe, AZ 85281 - (480) 736-8226
Est. Nov 2007
Web site: sanfelipescantina.com - facebook  
Reviews: phoenixnewtimes - azcentral - urbanspoon - yelp

#1731 - Cadillac Ranch, Tempe, AZ - 3/26/2012

2000 E Rio Salado Pkwy Suite 2105 (at Tempe Marketplace), Tempe, AZ 85281 - (480) 894-1111


Web site: cadillacranchtempe.com - facebook
Reviews: azcentral - urbanspoon - yelp - metromix