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I have no objectivity about the Standard, which doubles
as my living room for every major sports contest and my no-nonsense
dining room whenever I'd rather not cook at 10 pm. (Order from the
whiteboard, not the chalkboard, and it's like getting a hot plate from
your neighbor, and just as endearing.) But I will still assert that my
regular bar is better than your regular bar, not because it is stylish,
or offers a mean Vieux Carre, or has a discriminating local cocktail
list. Because, fuck it, they don't. But the Standard is pure of heart,
from its owner through its bar staff through the longtime patrons who
took up a collection to buy a scooter for the bar's retiring cook and
bartender, Annelies. Not to mention they've got a bewilderingly good tap
selection—Engelberg Pils, Buoy IPA, common guests from Barley
Brown's—for a bar that serves craft pints for $2 on Sundays.
Happy Hour: 3-6 pm daily. $1 off wells and draft specials. Daily drink specials (including $2 crafts Sunday, $1 Hamm's pints Wednesday).
Entertainment: Big Buck, shuffleboard, Flintstones vending machine, photo booth, Sopranos and Walking Dead pinball, patio.
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