POSTED // Jul 12,2012 - I think it’s safe to say if the characters from the 1987 teen-vampire flick The Lost Boys were in town and they needed a place to sit back and kick off their combat boots, they would choose Area 51 (451 S. 400 West).

POSTED // Jul 5,2012 - Sometimes you just want to step into some crispy jeans with cool stuff embroidered on the pocket, throw on your tightest T-shirt and gel your hair into a perfect wave of triumph.

POSTED // Jun 28,2012 - It’s common bar knowledge that Fat’s Grill & Pool (2182 S. Highland Drive) is one of Salt Lake City’s preferred spots for pool sharks—it’s won Best Pool Joint in City Weekly’s Best of Utah 13 years in a row.

POSTED // Jun 21,2012 - It’s no secret that Canyon Inn (3700 E. Fort Union Blvd.) is a staple wintertime ski bar. With $6 Coors Light pitchers, $2.75 well drinks and some most-excellent pizza, this Cottonwood Heights establishment

POSTED // Jun 14,2012 - On any given Saturday night when you walk into Liquid Joe’s (1249 E. 3300 South), Loverboy’s “Working For the Weekend” will more than likely be stuck in your head

POSTED // Jun 7,2012 - On the gayest night of the year at the gayest bar in Salt Lake City, a spot like Club Jam (751. N. 300 West) is guaranteed to throw one super gay party.

POSTED // May 31,2012 - For optimum people-watching, I suggest a bar that prides itself in cheap drinks, good bar grub and a clientele that changes by the minute. On May 26, I ended up at Jackalope Lounge (372 S. State) for a couple of hours and, for some strange reason, I was hanging out with a Disco Stu doppelgänger, a crew of wasted Armenians, a dude in a bike helmet and a metal band that could have been Good Charlotte. This bar is like a cozy bag of weird, and that’s what makes it so darned special. Not to mention there’s local legend DJ J2 spinning funk and hip-hop every Saturday. With $3 Jager and $2 Jim Beam shots and $1 High Life longnecks, there truly is never a dull moment at this downtown joint.

POSTED // May 24,2012 - There’s something insanely enjoyable about watching hipsters dance in jorts to Daft Punk at a biker bar. Last Sunday, the jorts were on full display during the inaugural Groove Garden party at The Garage

POSTED // May 17,2012 - Whenever I get shnockered in a bar like Dick N’ Dixies (479 E. 300 South), it always makes me wish I lived downtown. I would probably walk or Razor Scooter myself to this bar immediately after work,

POSTED // May 10,2012 - Remember back in the day when you would do the Tootsie Roll at first mention of a pizza party? Oh, yes you do, and for most of us this enthusiasm hasn’t wavered with age.