After having been to this place a number of times, mostly drawn to $2 pints from a decent beer selection all day on Tuesday, I think I'm through. Something just seems amiss here, just off. Some of it is easy enough to spot (the pressuring and obvious disappointment from the servers when you don't order food), but other things took a while longer to spot. Overall, the place just smacks of gimmicks: the hanging chairs, the skee ball, now the Drinks For Ink. All this from the same place that once served me a manhattan on the rocks in a martini glass on their own Whisky Wednesday.

If you're within a block of the place on a Tuesday and light on cash, or if you like schtick and a place that reeks of trying too hard to be cool, maybe stop in. Or, certainly, if your birthday is coming up, get in to schedule ahead to drink for free for an hour with nine of your friends. Otherwise there are a number of better places in the neighborhood.

I tried the delicious veggie hoagie made by the hottest chef ever (seriously, too shy to even utter a sentence when he came out)! Someone should score his number and give it to me.

Amazing happy hour. Best patio in town.

I was there for a friend's birthday. Power hour... free drinks for an hour. How great is that? I played skee ball and drank til I could drink no more.

The Tap Room is the downstairs section of East Burn, replete with the aforementioned pac man table, buck hunter games, and hanging chairs. Additionally, their DJ (spinning vinyl thank you, not an iMac), tends to set a nice tone with Latyrx, ska, and assorted deep beats.

What's certainly worth mentioning is that these smoothies carry New Deal vodka, distilled just down the way on SE 8th (I may be a bit off on that, but it's nearby), and that liquor is some tasty ass homegrown juice. And as also mentioned, get the HopTrip. You will become the master of your world.

Lastly, smokin' cutie downstairs bartender. Those eyes!

Great sandwiches? Yes.

Sweet Deals? Yes.

Not one but TWO buckhunter games?! Yes.

The best heated patio for looking cool with cigs while scouting darlings? Yep.

Skeeball game that I hold the highest score EVER on? Yes.

Swinging chairs and pretty decent looking gals bringing you snacks and drinks? Totally bros

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great deal on pints and finally a place with the right picks on beer: hoplava, dissident, hoptrip... One thing, don't ask for a pitcher on pint night as it's not discounted. Paid regular price when pints where 2 bucks, pretty weak that the bartender didn't give me the FYI on that.

This place has a great Sunday Brunch!! I hate to spread the word too much as I enjoy having the place to myself but you should really check out their cheap and yummy Sunday Brunch!

Took the group there for a Monday Happy hour. Sat out on their awesome patio and had a great time. The IPA will knock you on your ass! It's like 9 1/2% ....but tasty stuff. They really screwed up our bill but other than that it was great.

It's a great place. The beer, the patio, the basement, the Skee-ball...I mean, why not? Grab a friend and check it out...oh, and bring some talent and hit the butcher paper. Crayons + Beer = Masterpiece.

This place has something for absolutely everyone!! Menu has both casual and upscale items, upstairs seating great for dinner, downstairs tap room rawks, outdoor patio with swings for smokers, live music, really friendly owners and staff, good prices, incredible specials... but my favorite part is that the by the glass wine list has some REALLY GOOD STUFF - top notch small local producers, high quality - most places that are this much fun send you off from the bar with a Sutter Home airplane bottle and a glass of ice. Thanks for thinking of the winos!!! Oregon Pinot Noir and skeeball - right on.

Went into East Burn for the first time, instantly fell in love. The basement is very cozy, skiball and slot cars are awesome. Friendly staff. Great patio area with swinging chairs and fires in the tables. Great beer selection that seems to rotate. Also a great liquor selection with lots of micro distills. Even the wine has a genius nitrogen tap system that keep 'em fresh. Great place for everyone.

Not only did I not want to leave the downstairs area of this very cool hangout, I kinda wanted to move in. It really does have a "your friend's basement" feel, if only your friend had good booze, free popcorn, and Skeeball...lousy cheap friend. Go on Sunday for the free movie night. Also, the bartender was very cool, and is one of the few that actually asks what kind of gin you want in your drink before grabbing the Gordon's.

yeah i was at the costume party too (as an Etch-a-sketch, coincidence)...I loved the basement "rec room" at this place. It's like the lower-level family room of a 70's sitcom, couches and all. But they have Skee-boll!!! Definitely going back. It truly rawks.

This bar rocks. We crashed the bar with about 80 in costume and the bar took it with stride. Super nice staff...great dj...and of course skee ball. oh, and the rockinest smokin lounge around. Swings rule. there is even an etch a sketch so you can create dirtiness for all to see.