Sahar R.
Yelp
When I first walked by Lost and Found, I thought it was a record store. A record store that closes during the day and only opens at night.
The reason why I thought this was a record store was because the windows have a cool display with LPs dangling everywhere. I kept walking by during the day and thinking what sort of record store is not open during daylight hours? What is this covert shady operation business?
You realize that after you press your face against the glass (I would make the world's most obvious detective) there is actually a bar back there. A HUGE cool bar.
We actually returned to this cool bar one night, and found a wide roomy bar (actually a really well designed space) with a neighborhood dive feel. The decor can be described as yard sale explosion. Record covers, old photos, and license plates on the wall. A couple of seats from RFK in the corner.
We sat down at one bar (the bar is actually two bars, the main bar at the front, 9th Street, and a second bar at the Blagden Alley end, which was closed for a private event) and the bartender passed on a beer and drink menu. The beer menu is really respectable, basically over a dozen (17 total) draft beers. Ranging from Sierra Nevada to Bells to EPIC to 3 stars, there was a geographic diversity in the beer selection and one cider on draft. I like how the beer menu had a description of the style and enough stouts and porters available to keep me happy.
But since, it was snowing and I was having a mildly annoying night so I went straight to the WHISKEY!The drink menu boasts 30 ryes and bourbons and six classic drinks. I started off with the Blagden alley fizz with Bulliet Bourbon, simple syrup,lemon juice, st. germains and sour ($10) and ended the night with a French 75 (gin,lemon juice, champagne and simple syrup). It's actually pretty amazing that I had two drinks that night. The first one was a heavy hitter and quite strong. I wouldn't say they were tastiest, well blended cocktails I have had (something about sour mix that turns me off), but they got the job done.
I had a perfectly lovely night chatting with a friend, having the attentive bartender check in on us once, while watching retro TV (some weird show from like the 50s/60s about a Nazis? ). This is truly a neighborhood bar, I wouldn't mind coming back for happy hour (until 7pm) for $2 off drafts. FYI- as far as food goes currently, other than snacks, utz,cheez-its etc. nothing else is offered. Rumor has it they are planning to cater (from the Carving Room) sandwiches and dips in the future!