READERS' POLL RUNNER-UP: Little Anthony's Diner, 7010 E. Broadway.
STAFF PICK: Regardless of what else is happening at Club Congress, one can always count on the singular ambiance of the Congress Tap Room, a carefully cultivated mystique due in no small part to the Genius of the Jukebox, Dave Forbes. Dave may periodically change the songs in the Tap Room jukebox, but the eclectic ethic is never compromised. Along with a healthy variety of Golden Oldies, including Tommy Dorsy, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Benny Goodman, Elmore James and Billie Holiday, there's also a stew of popular artists' unpopular songs--David Bowie's "Lady Grinning Soul," for example--and alternative favorites by bands like the Violent Femmes, Velvet Underground and Stereolab. Perhaps the most notable and unique claim to be made of the Tap Room jukebox is the presence of local music, including songs by Al Perry, Blackmoon Graffiti, 35 Summers and Doo Rag. Two quarters beget five selections, and you'll be sure to find something you've either never heard before or haven't heard in a coon's.
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1998 Winner: The Hotel Congress Tap Room 1997 Winner: Little Anthony's Diner 1995 Winner: The Hotel Congress Tap Room |
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