Scott K.
Yelp
This is actually a difficult review to write because I really want to like this little pub! The location is perfect, I think the building is wonderful, I like the fact that it is divided into two bars, with a different bar and bartender on each side, so there can be a younger and noisier crowd on one side of the wall, and a more subdued and older crowd on the other.
It's just that the place has enough issues for me to only rate three stars. First of all, in the more quiet section, when the sun goes down, there are no lights in most of the middle section, and it's too damned dark to see! Also, what a waste of space to have those stupid plastic electronic dart games in the corner. Pull those things out and throw them away, and get some real dart bristle boards in there!
Several other Yelpers have mentioned the bathrooms. I didn't find them to be dirty at all. Maybe management has seen some of the reviews here and decided to make some changes. I was there just two nights ago on a Thursday, and the restrooms were just fine. But there have been some other comments by people talking about the chlorine smell in this place. They are absolutely correct! It smells like somebody just put new chlorine in the swimming pool at my old high school when you first walk in the door. I know that bleach is used for the cleaning and disinfecting of bar where, but a bar should not have the overwhelming smell of Clorox when you first walk in the door.
The drink prices are about medium, nothing to write home about, and I do like their bottled beer selection, it seems to be more than adequate. They also had my favorite brand of bourbon, which not every bar in Salt Lake City carries. Anyway, if somebody wants to meet me at the Sugar House pub, I will go again, but I will not go out of my way to make it a regular stop on my tour of bars in the area. Your mileage may vary.