Rochester Institute of Technology - Techmila / Ramikin Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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OTHER SIDE OF THE TRACKS 41 N Main Street CPittsfordJ One of several enterprises by the people who brought you the Shakespeare and the Depot. This is where the Montmartre and Chez Pierre crowd come for drinks, so you can get an idea of the prices. The Upstairs Theater features the likes of Bat McGrath, Stanley Watson, and Dick Smith in concert, also silent flicks. Downstairs the supper crowd can listen and dance to ,Alma Manjelli, Tues-Thurs and Sonny Kompanek and Trio on weekends. RAMADA INN 1273 Chili Avenue Guaranteed to be packed on weekends. All out of town bands booked in for 2 and 3 week gigs fsome of them like South and Phoenix'are excellentj. Bands play from 9-2, you can eat dinner from 5-10 pm on the other side of the partition that keeps out some of the noise - prices from 83.50 to around 86.50 for entrees. Vintage Lounge is open Tues-Sun, prices are comparable to those at the Shakespeare 11.25 for drinks, S1 for beerl, in fact, the crowd seems to be people who alternate between Shakespeare and Ramadia. 19-30 age range. Fri, Sat, Sun, Wed. are best nights, in that order. No Cover. sawyer 28 i l ' ' 42 -.' . . . . i - i. '-- ,, 1-,g .,- ', ,-, . -- J . 'wwf' awyer RED CREEK 300 Jefferson Road Seems to hardly need explaining to RIT people. Ever since Jeff Springut bought this former truckstop and hardhat hangout, it's become a hippie mecca. From about 8:30 on features such bands as Old Salt, Bacchus, Albatross, and the inimitable Slim Chicken and the Pickers. Good food for S2. and under. Happy Hour Tues-Sat. 5-8, drinks 8.55 Free Soup Kitchen on Sundays from 5-8 fget there earlyj. S1 cover charge on band nights, closed Monday. SHAKESPEARE Xerox Square Once The place to go, has now lost some of its allure. But you can still get fairly good lthough overpricedj dinners and listen or dance to Gap Mangione, Tues-Thurs, and Vic Platti or the New Portrait on weekends. Drinks S1.25 and up, delicious roast beef sandwich for only 81.60, Happy Hour 4-6:30, 2 for 1 Tues-Thurs. No cover, closed Sun- day, free parking in Xerox garage after 5. MARDI GRAS 4775 Lake Avenue A so-so place, not really worth a drive out there if you're not in the area. Bands Tues-Sun from 9:45-1:45 fDaybreak, Greenwich Mean, 300 yearsj. Nightly specials: Tues - all you can drink for S2 from 8-12 plus a S15 door prize, Thurs - free hots, Fri and Sat - S25 door prize, Happy Hour from 4-8 nightly. No bands Mon. but open. Prices 3.75-31.25 for drinks. Clientele 20-35 age range. S1 cover Wed, Fri, and Sat.

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HALF DOLLAR TAVERN 1555 E. Henrietta Road A somewhat gross strip joint, you can see the Ex- otic Go-Go Dancers from 9:30-1:30 pm fdown to bare breasts and G-stringl or bottomless and top- less with your dinner from 11-1. While most of the girls CSonny Knight, Ramona Hall, Bridgett La Delle, etc.I are a disappointment, the Foxey lady is well worth seeing, and one girl's strip to ln Heaven There ls No Beer must be seen to be- lieved. Clientele is obviously a mixed bag. Prices: Sl for most drinks, Happy Hour 2-7 with beer S.45 most drinks 3.55. If this is your thing a branch has opened at the old 414 Club on Ridge Road E. S1 cover after 8. IRISH INN 4785 Lake Avenue Tommy CarroI's thriving enterprise now housed in a Shakey's foriginal Inn burned down in Marchl. Band starts when they get there, which is usually between 9 and 10. House band is currently The Rising, a damned good trio well worth stopping in for. You can also count on the Irish Rovers Tommy Makem, and others dropping by when they're in town. A nice place to be, especially on Fridays. Atmosphere is more commercial than the Hofbrau House. Guiness, Harp, and Watley on tap. S1. cover on Fri and Sat. gear Sawyer b Boujailly THIRSTY'S Monroe Avenue fPittsfordJ Formerly Tallo's Tavern has been a hangout for the college crowd fmostly Fisher and Nazarethl for some time now. Happy hour Mon-Fri, 4-7:30, drinks S.5O, double martini 5.79. lVIon and Tues, wine for 8.30. No food, free popcorn fsalted, naturallyl. Older town regulars during happy hour. Fri, Sat, and Wed best nights. Closed Sundays, no cover. TODD UNION University of Rochester Might be wiped out by the Wilson Commons in a few years, but for now it's the best bet around if you dig mak- ing it with the U of R crowd. Happy hour lVIon, Wed, and Fri, 3-4 8.30 drinks Qbeats the prices at the mezzanine Lounge in CU on Thur. and Fril. Pitchers of beer and pizza from bar 13.85 to 61.35 with everything on itlg short order items available from cafeteria when it's open. THE SINGLE MINGLE SCENE

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ORANGE MONKEY 368 Jefferson Road If Fantasy Swings isn't tops, this place probably is. Since Tony Sapienza and Charlie Callio took over the old Adam's Rib lformerly the Passportl, they've been exercising their philosophy of change and concern to the fullest. The place is constantly changing physically in the belief that familiarity breeds boredom. Stained plastic windows have been installed, a patio is going to be built for sum- mers lsorry to say the waterbeds have been re- movedl, if you can't take the decibles, like Fantasy Swings, has a lounge area. Drinks are standard prices fthey claim to have bigger glasses than the Shakespeare, however,l. You can dance to the sounds of Lucifer, Whale Corner Store, Jerry Hu- don Group, and others, mostly booked from out of town. S1 cover charge on Fri and Sat. Waiting lines. Happy hour 4-7 8.25 ladies cocktails 7-9, Sun-Tues. VARSITY INN 1509 Scottsville Road Since about 1965 has been maintaining its reputa- tion as the biggest rip off around. Used to feature good bands and bad vibes, now you get a dance floor and walls that vibrate with the music plus the change that the person you're talking to is still in high school. Gimmicks for every night: Mon and Tues, 2 for 1 night, Free admission, Wed, Wino night fea- tures 2 for 1 wine QAnnie Greensprings, etc.l 8.50 adm. Thurs, Beer Blast, men S2. girls free, free beer all night, Fri and Sat S1 admission, nothing for your own money, Sun- rise Sunday features a Tequila Sunrise Qsicl for 3.25 and a 3.50 adm. Along with pictures of former happy cus- tomers flashed onthe walls, you get all the free salted pop- corn you can eat. Perhaps when the Friel brothers put up their industrial park they'll turn the VI ffor very incrediblel into a garage MONTICELLO ROOM 800 Jefferson Road lin Rowntownerl Good mainly for the good jazz. This year Monticello has fea- tured Marion McPartland, Junior Mance, Ray Bryant, Monty Alexander, James Moody, Clark Terry and Rio Cle- mente. You have to go to New York to find sounds like that consistently in one place. But don't stop here to eat dinner or to spend time at the bar unless you're well heeled. Din- ners will cost in the S10 and up range and drinks are 81.35 and up for mixed drinks. No cover chargeg you can listen for free and nobody will bother you. Music is from 9-2 Fri and Sat, 9-1 other nights for good entertainment. sawyer