Drink 2008

By Lance Kramer

Entering Yen Ha is like going to a Saigon speakeasy: Walk through the often-empty storefront dining area, through the back door, and discover the wonders of this dingy-ass, smells-like-shit time warp filled with good people, loads of booze and cheap Vietnamese eats. Order a heaping plate of cashew chicken ($7.50), sink into a low-slung, spinning lounge chair, and listen to a live, acoustic acid-jazz set or take part in an alcohol-soaked karaoke night. I love this place.
Perfect Patron: It's a shame archaeologists have been studying the monoliths at Stonehenge all these years. They could've been excavating the regulars at Yen Ha; they've probably been cemented to those barstools just as long.
HAPPY HOUR 3-7 PM DAILY: $3.50 WELL DRINKS, $3 MICROBREWS.
FOOD SPECIALS, TV, VIDEO POKER, KARAOKE.

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