text: My friend just moved to the west side which I basically never venture to west of the strip is anathema to me and last night we went and ate and then tried to find a neighborhood bar for him to go to in proximity to his new digs Somehow we ended up at Big Dogs While it are not BAD it is definitely not the place he or we will be spending our timennI cannot attest to the quality of the food but the drinks were not bad I do hate it when places do not charge onthedollar for drinks Well drinks were not a bad price but do I give the barkeep a lessthanabuck tip hate to do that or end up with a purse full of quarters hate that a little more The cocktail waitress was attentive and nice and saw my drink was empty and asked if I wanted another right away I just did not like the atmospherennI like the awesome hip bars downtown to be sure but I have a deep and abiding appreciation for local bars Ones that the everyday Joe goes to This one fell short The atmosphere felt a little unwelcoming and after two drinks we jetted