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Best Neighborhood Bar--North
Chaparral Lounge
STAFF PICK: Housed in a storefront at a shopping center
that's seen many failures over the last 20 years, the Chaparral
Lounge is approaching its 20th anniversary. This definitely
qualifies it as an institution on the north side of town. Three
pool tables, half a dozen tables, and 20 or so bar stools play
host to the lounge's regulars, a decidedly country-western bunch.
You want food? Buy some chips from the vending machine. This place
is all about drinking beer, although there's a full bar for those
more "spiritually" inclined. The Chaparral offers Happy-Hour
specials weekdays from 4 to 6 p.m. when domestic bottles are
$1.50; there's no beer on tap, which is OK, 'cause all those long-necks
contribute to the image. But hurry over: Word has it the property's
owners aren't going to renew the lease on the last of the center's
long-term tenants to remain standing. Well, screw corporate America!
Have a few beers at the Chaparral, listen to a little Willie and
Waylon, and meet the REAL people who live on the northwest side.
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