{"id":245085,"date":"2012-05-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-05-25T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdnews.com\/drinking-at-the-office\/"},"modified":"2012-05-25T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-05-25T07:00:00","slug":"drinking-at-the-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/drinking-at-the-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Drinking at \u2018the office\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Por Dr. Ink <\/strong>\"Drinking<\/p>\n

Imagine an office where computers, telephones and claustrophobic cubicles don\u2019t exist. Instead, when clocking in, you\u2019re greeted with a full bar flaunting two-for-one drink deals and friendly \u201cassociates\u201d who don\u2019t give a damn if you start blurting twaddle with alcohol on your breath.<\/p>\n

Welcome to The Office Bar, where decompression from real office life occurs between 4 and 7 p.m. everyday to the tune of beer, bubbly and specialty cocktails, all sold in twofers.<\/p>\n

Located in the heart of North Park, The Office resides at the site of the former Belvedere, which goes on record for being the first joint on 30th Street that served cocktails. We\u2019re talking 1946, although 10 years later, the business was renamed to what it is today before changing its identity to Scolari\u2019s Office in the early 1980s. After a bit of renovation several years ago, the current ownership reverted it back to The Office, tagging it with the word \u201cbar\u201d just to make sure we don\u2019t confuse it with some employment agency or real estate group.<\/p>\n

The rule of thumb is to eat before you come because The Office doesn\u2019t serve food. However, should you end up with a bellyful of booze without eating first, the food choices within walking distance are aplenty: Caffe Calabria across the street; A Sicilian Thing Pizza a couple blocks north; Heaven Sent Desserts a block south, etc.<\/p>\n

Lighting inside The Office is the antithesis of places where most of us work. Instead of eye-straining fluorescent bulbs, we find a few rays of sunlight peering through the front windows and several light boards showcasing drink specials and pinup art. The walls, floors and ceilings are all black, left that way perhaps from the days when Scolari\u2019s Office was a haunt for punk rockers. Today, the modest-size back section gives way to guest DJs that belt out everything from reggae and rock to boogie and disco.<\/p>\n

All was relatively quiet when I perched on a bar stool (with arms) and nursed a couple of Rogue Hazelnut Brown Ales on a late Saturday afternoon. Having spent only $6 on the duo of drafts, it gave me time to soak up some conversation emitting from a group of 20-somethings standing near the bar. Unfortunately they focused on my least favorite subject: Facebook. They at least spent more time discussing the company\u2019s public stocks rather than their daily posts. Next time, I\u2019ll stay longer with the hopes of running into some actual work associates who might drink enough to spill some veritable office gossip.<\/p>\n

CALIFICACIONES:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Drinks: 4\/5
\nThe liquor inventory appears hardy, which leads to specialty cocktails such as the \u201cBlack Monday\u201d made with Effen Black Cherry Vodka and Coke or the \u201cFringe Benefit\u201d that blends bourbon with bitters and ginger beer.<\/p>\n

Food: N\/A
\nThere are no fries, no wings and no tacos, no anything.<\/p>\n

Value: 5\/5
\nThe Office Bar adheres to the classic tenets of happy hour, offering two-for-one deals on all drinks.<\/p>\n

Service: 5\/5
\nWhatever her name, the attractive female bartender with long, thick brown locks well understood the art of customer service. The bar was in capable hands.<\/p>\n

Duration: 5\/5
\nWeekday working stiffs can especially take refuge in this three-hour happy hour held seven days a week. <\/p>\n

The Office Bar<\/strong>
\n3936 30th St. (North Park)
\n619-450-6632
\nHappy Hour: 4 to 7 p.m., daily<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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