I will never go here again... The management crossed the line. If I had know the owners of Drinker's was the same management (Four Corners Management) as Lucy's I never would have considered going to Drinkers. This is what happened...\r
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6/26/09 around 10:30 or maybe 11:00 four friends and I went to Drinker's our first stop (no drinking had yet to occur although they had no way of knowing that)... I was the last one in and kind of got separated in the entry way. I handed the bouncer my PA ID (by the way, I am 30 and probably too old for Drinker's anyway, but we needed to meet up with some other friends that were already there before going to a different location) and he proceeded to tell me that he couldn't accept it and needed another form. When I asked why (again I am 30!) he said it was expired. I totally forgot and apologized and handed him my state issued temporary extension (which is good enough for the cops) and my picture card for a new license. He said no that he wouldn't accept it (even though it is a legal document!) so I said fine, I just need to make contact with my friends who were now well into the noisy crowed bar... This power hungry bouncer (the same kind at Lucy's) then started calling me sweetheart and said I was trespassing and needed to leave. I said that I would not enter the bar, but would not leave the entrance until I at least could wave down my friend or make eye contact that I was being denied entry in to the horribly loud, crowded and dirty bar. I did not and do not think that was an unreasonable request and told him to stop calling me sweetheart. I was not drunk (but at the same time he didn't know that) not a threat, and clearly of age and had proven so with my valid ID. He then grabbed my wrist (which is now bruised in the shape of his fingers) and LITERALLY threw me out of the bar (I also have a softball size bruise on my hip). I tried to get him off of me and fight back but all I could do was sp*t (not something I have ever done but I felt extremely threatened) he was too strong and hurting me. No man ever has the right to raise his hand to a woman. My friend just happened to look up and see the whole thing happen and demanded to speak to the manager (who according to their website is named Joe Crouse) and came outside with me... Instead of being professional or even helpful... the manager came outside and started screaming at me asking me and I quote 'do you f*ck your father with that mouth?!"" over and over again.\r
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I am a highly educated 30 year old professional and I have never been treated so horribly or seen such lack of professionalism in my life… I will Never Ever go to Drinker’s Pub. Nor will I ever go to one of their other horrible establishments again (which are Drinker’s Tavern, Lucy’s Hat Shop, NoChe, and Loie) See my review for Lucy’s Hat shop to see why I will never go there again either… The behavior of the staff should have tipped me off that it was the same management.\r
Cons: Unprofessional Staff
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