text: i am giving turf stars for now i expect stars will be on a follow upnnfirst time here and i have to say i already love the place its within a minute walk from my apartment and that is something i have been dreaming of since i first signed a lease my only full bar options are Portlands meh and carleys good god no and the bikini way too far to stumble home and HIPSTER and sidebar close but not really stumble home close so here i am meeting my roomie for drinks after work i walk in and wow i expected allot worse from the reviews from John V and Pierre nnlet me correct the misconceptions its not in any way empty space yes it is not overly crowded yet but i had a mental picture of the brickhouse empty it is nothing like that the floor plan is laid out with seating for sit down comfortsplit with a bar and tall bar sit up tables i was also expecting barren walls but from what i can tell there was not a barren wall in the buildingnnas far as pierre i havnt trusted a review of his since i read his review of Sing High god awful so his interpretation of a dive bar is completely off after reading his review i expected to walk into an updated classy newsroombut was surprised to find a complete opposite just a nice bar with a really friendly staffnnthe seating at the bar is attractive green tweed swivel stools tweedwhat is more irish then that adjacent to the bar is a comfortable seating area with leather arm chairs and high back booths the prices are far below what i expected bucks for a sandwich and fries completely acceptable this is certainly going to be my go to bar i expect many years of being trashed and being sweeped out the front door at am nnturf thank you for opening and thank you for the quaint patio for the smokers of the downtown area much appreciatednnafter i get my shit together expect me here weekly in fact i will forward my calls to this place like Norm on cheersnnnn star review surely in the future bless younnoh and since i know you will read this it was nice to meet you Melissanncome on downtown yelpers this WILL be the bar you are at on a regular