Sammy's Daniel Bar (CLOSED)
NW Glisan at SE Woodstock Portland, ORPhone: (971) 971.9117
Located in: Northeast Portland & near Northwest Portland
BarFly's Review of Sammy's Daniel Bar (CLOSED)
Sammy's Daniel opened with little fanfare, little promotion, and turned into one hell of a little gem. Sammy's is renowned for it's total obscurity (they pay us NOT to publish their address), silly plaques filled with platitudes about the value of the journey vs. destination adorn it's walls, and rubbing elbows with the city's more well-known scenesters is all but guaranteed.
Tiny little place, max occupancy is about 25, and it is damn near off the grid: (no lights, no credit card machines, no phone, cash in a box), Sammy's D is lit by candle, which creates such mood lighting to make even the most haggard looking BarFly appear reasonably attractive. Not that you'll need the candlelight, Maker's Mark is served in pint glasses, which provides sufficient lubrication and confidence, and inexplicably, the outdoor grill is always loaded with pork.
| Sammy's Daniel Bar (CLOSED) 's Happy Hours | |
|---|---|
| Monday | 4-12pm $2.00 off Makers Pints, $3 pork ,12pm-9pm |
| Tuesday | 4-12pm $2.00 off Makers Pints, $3 pork ,12pm-9pm |
| Wednesday | 4-12pm $2.00 off Makers Pints, $3 pork ,12pm-9pm |
| Thursday | 4-12pm $2.00 off Makers Pints, $3 pork ,12pm-9pm |
| Friday | 4-12pm $2.00 off Makers Pints, $3 pork ,12pm-9pm |
| Saturday | Alas, no happy hour today. |
| Sunday | Alas, no happy hour today. |
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Fair warning! I brought a lady to the bathroom for a lil sweet action, she had a bigger cock then me!
Being a big Maker's fan, I'm stoked to finally check this place out. I've heard tell of the generous cocktails, and also heard the shit-talking bartender is legendary. Anyone know if this place is owned by Lou Alu, the Alu guy?
I know it's been asked before, but where the hell is this place? I mean, seriously...talking about enormous drinks with no valid address is just cruel...
Someone please help! Thank you :)
The heat was not in working order when I visited in December 2009. However, the drinks, couches, and ambiance made it worth the chill. Next time I will bring my own space heater just in case.
What a pain in the ass this place is to find, but the frustrating quest is totally worth it. You gotta earn those pints of makers.
So is this place still in business? If so, where is it? Is the google map on this page a decoy? Is it in NW OR NE? The suspense is killing me! I must have answers!!
. . . that they went out of business. That's what they get for making the place so damned hard to find!
Is this place??? it sounded fun so my freind and i drove around looking for it for hours
about Courtney Taylor-taylor to the fucking 100th power. A-list, are you fucking KIDDING me? Mansion, you must be kidding, right? I mean RIGHT?
Way to go, buddydrunk. If you point out the hotspots for all the A-lists in town, they're just gonna start partying at their mansions. Don't blow it for the rest of us rubber-neckers, hot-shot!
With a few Makers, a few Cape Cods mixed with a few sessions of Buck Hunter, make-out and black-eye how could you go wrong? Or was that...the other bar?
Was anyone there last monday when that bar fight broke out? It was like Roadhouse I felt like such a Swayze exept I didn't fight with ballet I just got the fuck out of there.
Yeah, OK, it's pretty cool, but I'm not sure it's up to the hype (or the trouble to find it!). I mean really . . . PINTS of whiskey?!? The ice melts before you can even drink the thing. And plus, the girl that does trivia there TOTALLY copy-catted me! But whatevs . . . I'll give it another chance.
All I can say is...my gawd. Usual innattentive hipsta bitch bartender's attitude is totally excused by the incredible size of these drinks. H-o-l-y shit.
Jewel in the rough, what the fuck! How come I never knew of this place? Great drinks, sandwiches with ham, dancin around! It's cool and I'm pretty sure that the bartender with the polar bear tat on her arm was winking at me> does it get any better?
