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    The Derby

    2.9 (10 reviews)
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    Open 12:00 pm - 2:30 am (Next day)

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    Not a bad place to stop in for a drink in Grovetucky. Friendly bartenders, helpful to the indecisive, pretty good vibe neighborhood spot.

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    11 years ago

    Just an alright place to get a drink and shoot some pool of the regulars will let you. I love the KCCO decor though!

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    Gary's Hole In One - Bar

    Gary's Hole In One

    4.8(6 reviews)
    0.4 mi
    $$

    I love this bar. It's my kind of place. seriously, within my favorite Chinese restaurant, and they…read morealways have a great selection of bourbon. Service is fast and friendly. Laid back atmosphere with an old fashioned feel. RIP Gary.

    Gary's Hole In One feels like an over-sized den or rec room. It's comfortable and nice but not too…read morefancy. I'd call it a dive bar - without the dive. It caters to a clientele that's mostly Gen X's with a few Boomers and Gen Y's mixed in. It's definitely an alternative to the typical sports bar scene that attracts the meat market, d-bag, bro and hipster crowd. I've got to tell you that this is a great place to relax after a rough day. If you feel like putting your feet up and talking with a few friends or maybe even if you want to bring in a book and sit and read for a while, there's an uber comfortable love seat and some chairs that are very butt friendly. You can grab a cocktail at the bar or have a seat at one of the tables and order some dinner to be brought over from the attached China Bell Restaurant. The Spicy Crab Rangoon are wonderful by the way... This is a legit cocktail lounge. They have a full bar and Carla the bartender pours a good drink. Their beer selection covers all the basics and they've got a few crafts for variety. This place only has two Yelp reviews even though they've been here for about 2 years now, so I'm going to call this place a true hidden gem. It's one of my favorite places to go for cocktails. Want to join me sometime?

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    Blu-Willy’s - Ruben and fries

    Blu-Willy’s

    4.0(119 reviews)
    1.7 mi

    I just realized I'm pretty consistent lol. Not realizing I already reviewed Blu-Willy's, I stop in…read moreand order 6 Hot Garlic wings, 1/2 pound boneless Bourbon BBQ wings, and Cajun pork rinds. I was getting ready to leave a review and it says "update review" lol. Oops. Wings are still solid, the boneless are a Sisco or Costco standards but I had to try them. I'll definitely order the Pork rinds over fries. They came out hissing and popping like a plate of fajitas and were awesome. Dunking them in the hot garlic butter was a bonus, damn near spiritual experience. Wash it down with whatever IPA the bartender grabbed me and I'm in heaven. Run the BBQ Costco homeless wings thru the Hot Garlic butter and suddenly the game changes. Now I realize it's all about the sauce. Somebody create an "It's all about the sauce" t-shirt and I'm buying one. I swear these pork rinds are regenerating. Or I need to ask the bartender exactly what I'm drinking. Wrapping it up, I probably would skip the homeless wings. They remind me of the at home air fryer bottom dwellers. So stick to wing wings. OK I'm finished. And I still have a full plate of regenerating pork rinds.

    Run don't walk to Blu Willy's!! The bacon jam burger and lemon pepper wings were bussin! Crispy…read morefall off the bone wings with plenty of lemony seasoning... Dare I say better than Past Times .... Burger cooked to perfection with sweet potato fries What more can anyone ask for?

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