Drink 2008

By Casey Jarman

If they would fix me up with some blankets in a broom closet at Slabtown, I might just live there—after all, the streetcar-side bar has all the comforts I want in my own home: Guitar Hero on a big-screen TV, bitchin' arcade games, a great jukebox and a trough-style urinal filled with ice. Slabtown strikes a near-perfect balance between style and scum with dirty rock and plenty of breathing room to relax over cheap food (the $3.50 egg sandwiches are the best) and plentiful beer (or Sparks, if you prefer). A fine after-work drinking spot if ever there was one.

Perfect Patron: Mellow rockers, lively stoners, people who haven't shaved in a week. (CJ)
VIDEO POKER, GAMES, LIVE MUSIC, JUKEBOX, TV.

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Casey Jarman

Casey Jarman

Casey Jarman is a freelance editor and writer based in East Portland, Oregon. He has served as Music Editor at Willamette Week and Managing Editor at The Believer magazine, where he remains a contributing editor. He is currently working on his first book. It's about death.

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