823 Bay Avenue
Somers Point
The lovely Tamatha and I headed over to the Anchorage on Tuesday night. Somers
Point is a town known for having lots of bars. There are at least 8, so picking one was
tough. The Anchorage is probably the most popular, so thats where we decided to go.
I'm not sure how it happened, but we ended up closing the bar, which isn't all that
uncommon for a Saturday night, but it is not recommended for a Tuesday night when
you have to wake up the next morning. I suspect that it had something to do with the
fact that Tami didn't have to work the next day and she was very persuasive.
I've been in the place on a Saturday night and it is packed, but even on a Tuesday it
had a decent size crowd. The beers were about $2.50 for a pint of Yeungling, and they
had awesome wings for a reasonable price. They also had pool tables in the back. At
the end of the night it was just us and some older drunk guy who told us how he was an
expert on eighties music. He said that he knew everything and knew more than almost
anybody else. So, to quiz him, I asked him what group sang the song "Africa". His
answer was "Asia", instead of the correct answer which would be Toto. Maybe his
expertise was not eighties music, but world geography.
Good Point about the bar: They poured the mixed drinks nice and strong. Tamatha
was drinking Red Deaths all night and I had to almost carry her out to the car when we
left. The service was quick too. I rarely had to wait more than 30 seconds at the bar
before getting served.
Bad Point about the bar: Can't really think of anything really bad about the bar.
White trash factor (1-10): 5
Ratio of girls to guys: 1/3
Crowd density: Medium
Age of the crowd: late twenties to early forties
Overall rating: 7 - It was a pretty cool place overall, but in the end it is just like any
other bar with a decent crowd and good food. There was nothing really special about it
that made it stand out.
see her eyes are getting glazed over.
