Julie S.
Yelp
I had a wonderful time here about a month ago when I was in town with my family. We came in with my mom and dad, my brother and his husband, my sis and her husband, and my hubby and me. We were warmly welcomed, offered seats, and served strong, delicious drinks.
It was busy but a guy saw I'd been waiting and gave up his spot in line to direct the bartender's attention my way - as if to say, I'm a regular, I can wait, take care of the tourists. We'd been drinking Rose Kennedys all day so we kept it going. I've never seen such a strong pour!
Even though my parents were happy to stand, several groups offered them their seats. We finally accepted because it seemed many were just too polite to let my parents stand. It was so charming.
News of coronoavirus was starting to make its way into the mainstream, and we knew this week would be our last time to be with my brother for a while, he'll go back to the bay area and we'll go home to Oklahoma. I doubt we will see him for a year, and honestly if that's all my family has to endure we will count ourselves so lucky. We were just enjoying the karaoke (some amazing singers in the crowd). Then my sweet 70 year old dad observed such a sobering fact. He said, many of the men in here (many seemed to be 50+) had already survived an epidemic, had already been through so much as a community. He's right, of course, but I was just kind of in awe to get that glimpse inside his head.
I hope we're back in Palm Springs before we know it, and back at Street Bar.