11/18/08

Tater tots...

by slyfox99

I have no idea why, but they have the best tater tots of all time. Also a decent salad and black bean burger. It looks like such a dive I couldn't believe they even had vegetables on the menu. That being said, I wouldn't recommend it to Buckhead folks.

10/08/08

SNOOTY PEOPLE

by kristina6397

customers snobby not fun at all wont ever return there again

food was ok beer mugs were HOT

funny watching the bums

09/16/08

Where everyone knows your name.

by Onelone

This is by far the best bar in Atlanta. Grant is a master at his craft and the food is fantastic. You can enjoy a night of trivia or just disappear to the back for some great pinball and darts.

08/24/08

great local place

by caltwist

Found this bar over the summer. My summer of walking. Great bar food and good list of well priced beers. good with groups and for being on Ponce, a great front porch feel

The crowd is friendly and the place lives up to the name

• Pros: food
• Cons: crowded

05/17/08

Good Food, Good Conversation, Lot o PBR

by har831

This is a fun bar. It's a down to earth bar with very little Buckhead style conversation. The bartenders have been around for a while and you never know where a conversation might end up. The jam packed night is wed for trivia so if you like that kind of thing then this is your night. Good food. Go there and drink.

03/10/08

fun place

by digits

I really like The Local good food good drinks and polite. Trivia night is the best in town. It's much more fun, comfortable and classy than there neighbor across the street.

• Pros: Fun spot
• Cons: I don't know any

01/23/08

Dive.

by lasermission

If you like weird and occasionally crowded bars this is a place for you to drink. Stick to be PBR or you will end up with a ridiculous bar tab, just like me. The DJ spun some Triple Six and it was all good.

• Pros: Delicous Food and Lots of Atmosphere.

11/24/07

THIS IS THE ATLANTA BAR

by thundersroar

the ONLY bar in Georgia where they get bar food right. They have unmarked tubes of sauces(one which even the greatest of palates cannot decipher), the greatest deal on Pabst Blue Ribbon( 3 bucks for a 24 oz. can), and waitresses/bartendresses that are so adorbale and hot(and taken), as a guy you wish you were gay, and as a gal you wish you were gay(it makes sense)....just be sure to ask for Colleen to make fun of ya and eat three bales of free popcorn!

• Pros: The bar-scent of awesomeness
• Cons: parking on wednesdays, fridays, and saturdays(blame it on MJQ)

05/24/07

ATL's Best Fries & The BBQ Ain't Bad Either!

by jaymaygm

This past weekend, after a terrible steak dinner with a visiting friend from NYC, I told him, let's go to Ponce, for the otherside look of Atlanta. Down to the basement of the Clairmont Lounge. He thought I was crazy. Then I introduced him to Blondie, and he knew I was crazy. Afterwards, I told him I was not through with him yet. We walked into The Local, for a tall, cold can of PBR. He wanted a glass, I told him, not in here. First thing, was an order of the Belgian Fries, in wax paper, with a little malt vinegar on top. My friend, could not stop eating them. They are terrific, drunk or not. He had a chopped BBQ pork sandwich, and I ordered the babyback ribs. I think he is still licking his fingers, all the way back to NYC.

• Pros: The Ultimate Neighborhood Beer Bar, Fries, & Que!
• Cons: Parking can be a little confusing at first, Safe!

09/14/06

More Crowded These Days

by mt1

Just adding a newer review to say that I think it's more crowded these days than when the previous reviews were written. Friday & Saturday nights, at least when I've been there, have been elbow-to-elbow and pretty noisy.

• Pros: Friendly staffers, mostly
• Cons: Parking is cramped