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"At the newest Bay Street location in Emeryville (5690 Bay Street), I found a compact nine-hole mini golf course centered on a Bay Bridge model that still delivers the thrill of a hole-in-one; beyond the obvious draw of mini golf there are TVs, board games, oversized Connect Four, and plans for weekly trivia night and drag bingo. The bar runs the length of the back wall with 40 drinks on tap featuring many local breweries — Calicraft, Original Pattern, Faction, Dokkaebier, Ghost Town — and a handful of whimsically named tap cocktails like the Putter’s Paloma and I’ll Beat Steph Curry at Mini Golf, a rum and Coke with lime and “delusions of grandeur.” Food is casual Mexican meant for sharing: nachos piled with queso, black beans, jalapeños, sour cream and guac (with optional chicken, carnitas, barbacoa, or potato soyrizo); four taco styles, two burrito sizes, mini quesabirria quesadillas, salads, and burrito bowls ordered at a kiosk near the takeout window. Tipsy Putt debuts Wednesday, February 1 and is open 11 a.m.–11 p.m. Sunday–Thursday and 11 a.m.–2 a.m. Friday–Saturday; the space becomes 21+ after 5 p.m." - Dianne de Guzman