Now remember, this is just my opinion...
Please note the age of the positive reviews. There's a good reason. When it went to new management, it also went to hell. This is not your older brother's Woody's. I have been going to Woodys since 1994, when I was 20 and had frequented the underage nights. This WAS the bar to go to, always a nice crowd, all diff ages of guys, an ocassional faghag and drag queen.. great music and awesome friendly bartenders. These days are OVER!!!
I was there for 5 minutes last night we stopped in from Tavern to see what the crowd was like.
I did not want to stay long enough to have one beer. It was very busy, with the trashiest ghetto clientele possible. I swore I walked into a bar in North Philly. A year ago the crowd was rife with too many straight women and euro-trash. This current crowd makes that seem like the good old days. The place literally smells, the carpets haven't been cleaned or replaced since the new management took over in 2007, and the place in general is beat. I would be scared to see it when the lights come up. The bartenders are straight rude dicks.
I would not be surprised to read about gang issues happening at this place in the near future. In summation: What a Sh*thole!!
Oh Bill, why did you ever sell??
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