"Sports Bar" must be the new "Ultra Lounge"

[bluecuracao]

We have another new bar! Crocodile is now "879."

Restaurant notes: Two Eagles getting into sports-bar biz | Philadelphia Inquirer | 03/06/2011

The quiet transition must have begun last month when Crocodile changed ownership and stopped giving out free pizza.

[loveisnoise]

Wow, that was quick. I didn't even get a chance to try the 'free' pizza. I went once, but immediately knew that I wouldn't get along with the crowd that evening.

Yeah... I don't see anything good that can come from a sports bar with a cheesesteak place rolled into one. I foresee wet t-shirt contests whiz wit contests in the very near future.

[MTEMPLE]

I think proprietors are confused what a sports bar is anymore.

[loveisnoise]

I think proprietors are confused what a sports bar is anymore.

Tell me about it. Everyone knows that a sports bar is a place where an old balding fat guy like me can go and pick up young chicks throwing up on themselves while passing out from a seizure by the tvs constantly flashing from espn graphics.

[MTEMPLE]

From the OCCA

Crocodile Philly is changing hands and does have a CLA. We have been told that the owners of GiGi's are taking it over. The CLA stays with both the license and the premises. The applicant's attorney, Bill Morrin, is helping us set up a meeting with the proposed new operators.
The Committee will need to establish a PTI protocol to deal with the situation when a license has a CLA and it is changing hands. Do we still file a PTI in order to remain consistent with our current protocol? We're not sure that the PLCB

[Randy Alabama]

We have another new bar! Crocodile is now "879."

Restaurant notes: Two Eagles getting into sports-bar biz | Philadelphia Inquirer | 03/06/2011

The quiet transition must have begun last month when Crocodile changed ownership and stopped giving out free pizza.

Those "Steak Em Up" commercials are awesomely hilarious!

[Randy Alabama]

I think proprietors are confused what a sports bar is anymore.

Nice TV's, cold beer, simple bar food and a good jukebox (sans hip hop and dance music) is it. The Locust Bar is actually a great place to watch a game.

[BarryG]

Nice TV's, cold beer, simple bar food and a good jukebox (sans hip hop and dance music) is it. The Locust Bar is actually a great place to watch a game.

Right. The problem is that the owners of some of these places always seem to scheming how to get people in when there isn't a game on. The Field House hosted people from Jersey Shore a couple weeks ago. I was trying to watch a Phils game last season at the South Philly Bar & Grill (great place in theory, TVs viewable from all angles), and they rolled in Lindsey Lohan's dad to officiate some kind of female wrestling match. Of course these types of events attract the dregs of society, and then the whole place becomes annoying.

[loveisnoise]

hehehehe... good descriptions.

I remember one time when I was at a 'sports bar' and I asked for them to turn on the sound so that I could actually hear the game. They glared at me and kinda turned it up, but it was still inaudible over the boomin' 50 cent track.

Right. The problem is that the owners of some of these places always seem to scheming how to get people in when there isn't a game on. The Field House hosted people from Jersey Shore a couple weeks ago. I was trying to watch a Phils game last season at the South Philly Bar & Grill (great place in theory, TVs viewable from all angles), and they rolled in Lindsey Lohan's dad to officiate some kind of female wrestling match. Of course these types of events attract the dregs of society, and then the whole place becomes annoying.

[MTEMPLE]

Phillies I can watch anywhere. Soccer at Dark Horse. Football I could care less.

[Randy Alabama]

hehehehe... good descriptions.

I remember one time when I was at a 'sports bar' and I asked for them to turn on the sound so that I could actually hear the game. They glared at me and kinda turned it up, but it was still inaudible over the boomin' 50 cent track.

Yeah, when the sh*t music starts it ruins it. In McGillin's in December, on a week night, me and my buddy are having a good time watching the Flyers game, then all of a sudden at the start of the third period they start blaring the "urban" crap. We look around at the crowd and it certainly wasn't an "urban" crowd so we wound up leaving midway through the period. I saw people come in (we were sitting by the door) and leave because of the music. What they hell are they thinking playing that crap? Trying to be "inclusive?" "Politically correct?" Assh*les.

[Randy Alabama]

Right. The problem is that the owners of some of these places always seem to scheming how to get people in when there isn't a game on. The Field House hosted people from Jersey Shore a couple weeks ago. I was trying to watch a Phils game last season at the South Philly Bar & Grill (great place in theory, TVs viewable from all angles), and they rolled in Lindsey Lohan's dad to officiate some kind of female wrestling match. Of course these types of events attract the dregs of society, and then the whole place becomes annoying.

That could be a good thread - "Places in CC, Society Hill, Old City, South Street area to watch the Phillies"
Paddywack's isn't bad up until about the seventh inning when the music starts. Bonner's is good.

[loveisnoise]

I like paddywhacks for daytime sports. Night time? Noooo way. I like watching at manny browns since they usually play the radio announcers for the game.

That could be a good thread - "Places in CC, Society Hill, Old City, South Street area to watch the Phillies"
Paddywack's isn't bad up until about the seventh inning when the music starts. Bonner's is good.