A friend of mine told me that his best friend played in a band (Disaster Services was the name) and that they were going to be at this bar. I was a little leery at first as the neighborhood isn't exactly the best, but by no means bad.\n\nSo I dropped down there, which was a bit of a drive from Avondale. I pulled in behind the bar, where all of the parking was. The parking lot is laid out in a somewhat confusing manner that leads me to believe that those who end up driving with a few too many in them may see headlights in front of their car as they try to navigate the layout. I wouldn't consider it discouraging though, as long as you pay attention to the arrows on the ground. Pretty self-explanatory.\n\nSo I went inside, and the builders seemed to have a nice floor plan in mind, save for the bathrooms being in the same hall as the front entryway. The bar is in a sort of tophat shape and past that are a series of high-top tables. The seating on the patio was a sort of bar-like countertop on one side and some shorter but wider tables as well as tables suitable for 2-4 people.\n\nI remember seeing three pool tables and a jukebox (which was not in use for the band's sake) and the ever common but never boring video game screens on the bartop. Just as with most bars these days they had multiple LCD TVs showing sports and poker games.\n\nThe service was great. I sat at a hightop thinking I'd be sitting there for a little while until I met the server, but one of the bartenders came by almost immediately. She was one of three there that night and all of them were quick to take my order and as friendly as could be. They claim \"No one under 21, and we card!\" and they weren't lying.\n\nThey have lots of beer on tap and also claim to have the best wings in Phoenix. I can't say if they were THE best in Phoenix, as I haven't tried many wings out here, but the wings were excellent and complemented my Kilt Lifter rather well.\n\nOverall, I can certainly see myself heading to O'Brien's many more times again. Oh, and that band, Disaster Services, played a great show! I don't know if they play there often, but if you like Classic Rock, 80's Rock, 80's Pop, Motown, and really interesting medleys of the genres, it might be well worth an evening to check out the bar and the band (should they be playing).
places reviews