text: Ladies and gentlemen this is the brand spanking new Gold Spike Brought to you by The Downtown Project team and Zapposcom Since the grand opening I have been back every single weekendoh and to no other location downtown That says a lot for me as I get bored with a place Nope not with the Gold Spike nnLets start off with the ambiance This place is a lounging paradise Comfortable over sized lounge chairs everywhere They have a HUGE California King or even bigger in the middle of the joint where you can sit down have some drinks on or lie on They also have high top tables and chairs if you prefer that as well You can even bring your laptop and work They have free Wifi And the greatest thing about the inside IT IS SMOKE FREE nnGo outside and they have another lounge area with comfortable couches Need more They have lounge patio and cushions chairs all around the outside area Then there is the airstream It is definitely at conversation starter Recently they installed a large golden statue of a cobra snake That was kind of odd I think the quirky books trinkets decorations and bed set this place apart from other downtown lounges nnThe other thing that makes this place rock is the amount things you can do there Start with the jukebox and the photo booth by the bar Behind the photo booth you have a couple of dart boards to enjoy with friends Then there is the shuffleboard It is inside and super fun Next to it is the pool table and a HUGE corn hole game set up My favorite game You can always check out the board games they have behind the counter as well Go outside and there is another huge cornhole along with two normal sized corn hole games Lastly they have the huge sized Jenga blocks That has to be the crowd favorite so far So much fun but watch out Each block is heavy and will hurt your toes if it gets in the waynnWhat I appreciate is that within the Grill and the bar they have kept a lot of the old Gold Spike employees I love the fact that they remember you if you frequent there Folks like Joe Will Jay and Heather behind the bar really makes this place feel like home OH do not worry The drinks are really inexpensive as usualnnTrust me Such a great update to a downtown favorite Hands down my favorite place at the moment I have fallen in love with this place all over again and I am so happy this place exists downtown Come check them out