Description: Beacon Hill’s beloved neighborhood dive.

Suggested nickname: The Bacon Pube.

Decor: Faux-brick wallpaper, plywood floor panels, a
large-screen TV resting on cinder blocks.

Scene: A melting pot of freakishly jovial locals, solemn pool
players, and off-duty light-rail-tunnel construction workers.

Music: Lengthy funk jams.

Other attributes: The tarp-shrouded back patio.

Weekend entertainment agenda: Karaoke (Fri), DJ (Sat), live
music (Sun).

Happy hour: Mon, Wed, Thurs 7 pm–midnight.

Happy-hour drink specials: $1.50 pints of PBR (Mon), $1 off
all drinks for ladies (Wed), $3 wells (Thurs).

Beacon Pub

3057 Beacon Ave S, 726-0238.

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