This week we had intended to take a couple nights off from the reviews and just relax. But of course I'm sure you already know that won't happen! Already last night we were out and about taking lots of pictures and more video footage of the Eau Claire Night Life. To keep the reviews going we have some data from the last time we were at The Pickle. For those of you that don't know (however few you might be) The Pickle is located at 341 Water Street, you can also find them at their
Myspace page.
There were a lot of bachelorette parties going on the evening we wrote down this information. Congratulations to Emily, Hope, and Casey... we hope your new husbands are treating you well! These three ladies were able to drink free on this wonderful evening and I'm not sure if this is policy, but if you are in need of a venue for your bachelorette party you may want to throw The Pickle onto your list so that the lady of the evening gets some free drinks. The funny part is a fourth bride-to-be, Leslie, shows up a bit later in the evening. She must have gotten the word about the free drinks!
We had arrived a bit late that night and so our first count happened at midnight. The Sausage Factor was great, with 35 guys and 39 girls we were sitting at a comfortable .90 guys to each girl. Perfect! The attractiveness rating according to our panel was a solid 9/10.
The next great part of the night occurred when we bought our first drinks. Thirsty Thursday is the name of the special and $1.25 domestic bottles are on the docket. Apparently Thursday is a great night to choose to head down to The Pickle!
We haven't really suggested any drinks up til this point, but one shot you need to make sure that you don't miss when out at The Pickle is the "Brett Favre Shot." The only ingredient that I was able to get out of our bartender was Red Bull. So Red Bull and some other fine liquors create a very nice shot that tastes just like your grandma's famous apple pie. Make sure you try one if you stop in!
Music at The Pickle is loud enough to be enjoyable, but not so much that it is over-bearing. This dance music creates a lively experience for the crowd and much of the standing area blends into dance floor as people pick up and move with the music wherever they happen to be.
As far as the layout goes we found 2 large LCDs with sports playing and 3 dart boards being used off to the side in the main bar area. In the back of The Pickle we find a pool table, foosball table, another dart board. There is a smaller bar back here as well and a small outside area where patrons are able to enjoy the fresh air.
Here are some pictures of our fun times last night at The Pickle:
We weren't able to stay all night this time and so we're going to have to go with the current numbers. The 9/10 Attractiveness Rating and .90 Sausage Factor are the biggest pluses. The music is enjoyable and people are almost always dancing. We're going to have to go with a 5/5 Beer Rating this time. We'll have to take some more time out soon to see if they maintain this rating throughout an entire evening.
Beer Rating: 5/5
Sausage Factor: 0.90
Attractiveness Rating: 9/10
