The Bar
Visited 12/12/20 @ 11pm.
The Drink
Green tea shot. Jameson whiskey, peach schnapps, Sprite, sweet & sour. $8.
In much the same way that the Flaming Dr Pepper shot contains no actual Dr Pepper, the green tea shot has no green tea in it at all but contrives to synthesize that flavor by the interaction of the actual ingredients. This was the third time I had been served this shot, after Lux and Voodoo Room, and I was curious why all of the renditions contained Jameson whiskey - it turns out that the shot was supposedly
invented by Jameson themselves, no doubt trying to help you out by providing you more ways to drink your Jameson. This contained exactly the same ingredients as the other renditions so it tasted exactly the same: namely, like a refreshing dose of green tea that's alcoholic for some reason. Not a bad drink for a whiskey company!
The Crew
Aaron.
Notes
Bijou Lounge quietly replaced Big Bang, one of the chain of TV show-themed bars on this stretch of the street, back in August of last year. In fact, the replacement was so quiet that I only noticed that the bar had changed after the new joint had been open for over a year. I don't know what the deal is there, but the new location struck me as being almost indistinguishable from the old. That might be due to the cramped layout it inherited from its ancestor - there's only so much you can do with a long floor that's essentially the width of a lane of highway - so instead of trying to suss out the minor altered details I will just remark that it was a perfectly fine dance club bar. Even though I myself hardly ever go to those bars by choice because they're inevitably way too loud, I try not to dock them points just for being what they are, which is a very popular way to drink, dance, and look hot to other people, your hearing be damned. For some reason there were not too many people when I was there, so the DJ was merciful on us and was playing at less than maximum
Disaster Area volume. Not bad for what it is!
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