Hazelwood Inn
4937 Hazelwood Ave
Baltimore, MD
There's a lot going on here, and none of it's bad. Pull up a seat at the recently renovated bar, eat some outstanding food (make sure you take a look at the specials) and hang with a local crowd that gets lively, but not too rowdy. The beer is ice cold, and if you get bored, there's always Keno and a jukebox to keep things interesting. Anything goes as far as music selection goes, and there's a restaurant and carry out attached if you're with the kids or on the way home. The Hillbilly makes a point to end up here to grab a bite whenever possible.
Monday, October 13, 2008
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
The Linway Lounge - Parkville, MD
Linway Lounge
7714 Harford Rd
Parkville, MD
A trip to the Linway Lounge will probably feel like you stepped into a time warp at first, but grab a stool and a cold beer and ride it out. This one is a neighborhood staple, and that is actually good news. The place has old school wood paneling, wood laminate bar surfaces, and an awesome old jukebox among other interesting bar decorations. Some have labeled this a "dive bar", but I don't look at bars according to how recently they've been built or renovated - that's how "classic" or "vintage" works. The night we stopped in, one of the oldest jukeboxes I've seen in a while was kicking out 80's hair metal and classic rock, and it just kind of fit the atmosphere. The patrons were playing darts, the others just kicking back, and the vibe was laid back. If you get hungry, there is an interesting selection of some very good bar food, a big bonus. This is the definition of a basic bar, and that's not a bad thing at all.
7714 Harford Rd
Parkville, MD
A trip to the Linway Lounge will probably feel like you stepped into a time warp at first, but grab a stool and a cold beer and ride it out. This one is a neighborhood staple, and that is actually good news. The place has old school wood paneling, wood laminate bar surfaces, and an awesome old jukebox among other interesting bar decorations. Some have labeled this a "dive bar", but I don't look at bars according to how recently they've been built or renovated - that's how "classic" or "vintage" works. The night we stopped in, one of the oldest jukeboxes I've seen in a while was kicking out 80's hair metal and classic rock, and it just kind of fit the atmosphere. The patrons were playing darts, the others just kicking back, and the vibe was laid back. If you get hungry, there is an interesting selection of some very good bar food, a big bonus. This is the definition of a basic bar, and that's not a bad thing at all.
Lauraville House - Baltimore, MD
The Lauraville House
4528 Harford Rd
Baltimore, MD
What happens when you take a dark and a little run down neighborhood bar with some of the best bar food you'll ever eat, hand it over to new owners, and proceed to completely renovate and update it? I'm not sure, but I know I wasn't very impressed with the results. The folks around the bar were very nice and all, there was a juke box playing some Sinatra that seemed to please mostly everyone, but none seemed to want to stay long. The lights are way too bright for my liking, and after asking the bartender if the former cook was still working in the kitchen, were amazed she lied and said he was (the place has been closed for about a year or so). That and the fact a patron from the neighborhood had nothing good to say about the food left us ready to go as well. The crowd seemed even keeled enough with the exception of a louder than necessary ass-clown drinking and using language you normally here on a construction site (I'm no shrinking violet, but there are a fair number of women in the room - how about a little tact?). I'm willing to try this place later on down the road, but for now, I can't really find anything to like about this one...
4528 Harford Rd
Baltimore, MD
What happens when you take a dark and a little run down neighborhood bar with some of the best bar food you'll ever eat, hand it over to new owners, and proceed to completely renovate and update it? I'm not sure, but I know I wasn't very impressed with the results. The folks around the bar were very nice and all, there was a juke box playing some Sinatra that seemed to please mostly everyone, but none seemed to want to stay long. The lights are way too bright for my liking, and after asking the bartender if the former cook was still working in the kitchen, were amazed she lied and said he was (the place has been closed for about a year or so). That and the fact a patron from the neighborhood had nothing good to say about the food left us ready to go as well. The crowd seemed even keeled enough with the exception of a louder than necessary ass-clown drinking and using language you normally here on a construction site (I'm no shrinking violet, but there are a fair number of women in the room - how about a little tact?). I'm willing to try this place later on down the road, but for now, I can't really find anything to like about this one...
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