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Maybe 100 years ago, long before I was born (well, 30 years ago I was too young to drink, so same thin, yes> ;) Based on these reminiscent reviews, I dared to check the place out, expecting it to be a throw-back if you will but still fun; what I found was a bunch of (being polite) over-served idiots, dirty and grungy, hardly friendly at all (unless by friendly you mean asking you for money to... more
I remember 30 years ago going down to the Galley Pump and the line ups to get in and that wasn't just in the evenings. There where also line ups at lunch time because they served the best pub-grub in the city other than the running Pump (same cook). We had our championship baseball parties there. It seemed like Doug would never stop bringing out the pitchers of beer. I must get back and say... more
Years ago, if you didn't get to this place by 6 o'clock there was a lineup at the door. That was for the food. The owner at that time had a great business sense. He realized early that all he needed to do was get the people in, and the business would take care of itself. Get'em in, feed'em, entertain them, and sell then a boat load of beer. For the longest time it just plain worked. When... more