For what is ostensibly a sports bar, Lil' Cooperstown (1831 SW River Drive, 719-5394, lilcooperstown.com) sure has a large and eccentric cocktail list. Along with bottled Michelob Ultra ($3.50) and Amstel Light ($3.50), Cooperstown has a cold oatmeal-cookie cocktail ($6.99, thankfully without raisins), a hot s'mores cocktail ($6.99) and a drink that's basically an alcoholic bowl of Froot Loops in a glass. Along with the typical sports-bar crowd, this local chain's newish waterfront location seems to be a favorite of dragon boaters. Sports memorabilia and flat-screen TVs provide the appropriate atmosphere, although the 100-ounce beer towers affixed to the bar sadly sat idle during our visit. Cooperstown offers an extensive happy-hour menu, with prices ranging from $1.99 to $4.99. The nachos ($4.99) were boring, but sauteed button mushrooms ($2.99)—whole and cooked in garlic and white wine—lived up to the standards set by those cocktails.
WWeek 2015