Every six months or so I return to Ding Dong thinking it'll be as good as it used to be, but it just gets worse.
Their selection of beers is short and disappointing and they get grumpy if asked to fix something other than a well drink. Last visit, we had to repeatedly coax the chainsmoking bartender inside to pour us drinks before we finally decided to go somewhere else (a patron at the bar was just helping himself). The time before that the barkeep spent about fifteen minutes screwing around with an ipod or something because the music wasn't playing. Bring a flare gun if you want a drink.
I also will never forget their lame attempt to make our large group pay $50 or something ridiculous one New Years Eve to enter their completely empty bar at 2:00 am -- the meaty bouncer wasn't letting anyone in.
It seems like it just serves a few loyal old regulars who are used to the crappy service or are maybe friends of the barbacks.
Pros: punk rock ambience
Cons: awful bartending
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