Bar Guide 2014: Claudia's

By Martin Cizmar

3006 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 232-1744, claudiaspub.com. 11 am-midnight Sunday-Thursday, 11 am-1 am Friday-Saturday.

You know that old baseball glove you spent a summer breaking in way back when? That scrap of buttery soft leather you still dig out for a game of catch? That's Claudia's, more or less. Here, you'll find it makes sense to drink Miller High Life and join the mob in rooting against the Lakers. This 56-year-old sports bar boasts throne-style bar stools that look more comfortable than they are, doughy pizzas and a host of TVs on its east side. Peer through the gaps in the back bar and you'll witness heated poker games on the west side of the building, no doubt part of the reason the bar remains popular, and things there stay just as they are. MARTIN CIZMAR.


Happy hour: 4-7 pm daily. Specials vary.
Entertainment: Sports, pool.

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Martin Cizmar

Martin Cizmar

Culture editor Martin Cizmar writes about food, beer, jam bands, country music, gangsta rap, bikes, cannabis and the outdoors. He’s originally from a smallish city in the part of Ohio that was once part of Connecticut and has worked as a reporter at dailies in Michigan, Virginia and Arizona and as music editor at the alt-weekly in Phoenix. He’s a passionate advocate for unfettered access to public lands, the repatriation of Oregon wolves, increased urban density and good machaca burritos. He is unwelcome in the cities of Salem and Lake Oswego.

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