Date night bars are copious in the City, even the South Side, and that’s a solid trend. Louis is rife with quality places that serve nine-ingredient cocktails. * The Tick Tock Tavern won’t feature “a beverage program.” It’s great that the term exists and that St. So how do you find selections and picks that make sense for everyone? That tradition, like the pee wee nuts and pay phone, are of the historical type, only.) The neighborhood surrounding T3 has changed over the prevailing years, with an immediate base of clients that’s black and white, gay and straight, young and old, working class and wealthy. (As in, we’ve heard plenty of stories about people actually falling asleep at the bar. The old Tick Tock was a sleepy, corner bar. The first decision, clearly, is to delineate what you are and what you are not. It’s a giant puzzle and the pieces can feel like jagged fits.
What gets tricky these days is that there’s a large audience out there wanting very-specific call brands and microbrews. From Genesee Cream Ale to bottled seltzer water to Zima, a wealth of niche options were registered, as were more mainstream picks. Some weeks back, we asked people subscribing to our Facebook page what they’d want to see offered, if they were able to place a few selections on the upcoming liquor and beer lists. The old Tick Tock menu had a line item named “Glass of Wine,” a description which wouldn’t exactly fly in today’s headier nightlife culture. They’re also vocal in expressing their likes, social media allowing for an interesting testing lab. Needs and wants are precise and customers are darned specific in requesting what they want from a new tavern. People’s tastes have radically changed in the last two decades. Today, the big brewery just east of us will have a lessened, but still very important role. And the selection will be expanded, in the amount of “a lot.” In 1994, in South City, a beer lineup that pretty much relied on the many offerings of Anheuser-Busch was sufficient. But those prices will be displayed for nostalgia’s sake only the 85-cent drafts, most notably, are a thing of the past. It’ll be hung there again, soon, a nod to the old joint. When the Tick Tock Tavern closed in 1994, the original pricing signage was left hanging just inside the doorway.
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