Shannon’s Bar and Grill

Shannon’s is small, dark, short on seating, oddly set up, and most often frequented by regulars. There is no ploy for attention from tourists and there’s nothing fancy to bring in different clientele. The drinks are ridiculously cheap, although limited in scope by quite a bit. Shannon’s is what it is: a corner neighborhood bar; nothing more, nothing less.
And then there are the weekends when Shannon’s hosts karaōke. At that point, the «regulars» change to the «karaōke regulars.» If you visit a few times, you’ll see a lot of the same people singing the same songs… including the bartender, from behind the bar (she doesn’t stop dispensing drinks while she jams out, either). Still, those who are new or outsiders aren’t shunned in the slightest. You might not get first attention as you attempt to buy a drink, but nobody is staring at you until you leave.
My last visit to Shannon’s was my first in years, and I was amazed at how much the place (and the people!) had not changed. Everything was exactly how I remembered it. The only real difference was that now I could get bottles of Newcastle. If those are the only types of improvements Shannon’s bothers to make over the years, I’m cool with that.