Side Bar
118 S. Orange Ave., 407-649-0000; orlandosidebar.com
After work or after hours? The after-work happy hour is where it’s at, but expect the bar-hopping crowd to show up late.
Beer/wine or liquor too? All of the above
Check all that apply:
☐ fancy cocktails
☒ make 'em strong and keep 'em coming
☐ wine list (5 choices or more)
☒ craft beer
☒ beer: the usual suspects
☐ wide selection of bottles (more than 15)
☐ wide selection on tap (more than 15)
Food? Y ☒ N ☐
Smoking allowed inside? Y ☐ N ☒
Outside drinking? Y ☐ N ☒
Dog-friendly? Y ☐ N ☒
Bathrooms: nightmare or not bad? Not bad
Bag hooks? Y ☒ N ☐
TVs? Y ☒ N ☐
What’s on? Sports, CNN, slideshows and videos from The Chive
DJs? Y ☐ N ☒
Loud music or background music? Background, a mix of rap and Top 40
A few songs we heard: The music was so unobtrusive that nothing actually stands out
Games? Check all that apply:
☐ pinball
☐ video
☐ pool
☐ darts
☒ other: TDigital darts, photobooth
This bar is a clean, well-lighted place where you can catch up with a friend for a post-work libation ($3 Tullamore Dew and flavored vodkas during happy hour, folks), bring a co-worker for a post-work bitch session or meet a Tinder date for the first time if you don’t want to give up too much information about yourself. The atmosphere is basic bitch (we mean that in a good way), which is sometimes all you want a bar to be.
