Boathouse
The Boathouse at Hendry’s Beach may be a pleasant stop for a dinner by the sea, but as far as a bar of choice it ranks pretty low on my list. It’s way too small, but like the green curb, it’s role is to be a temporary spot for a customer, you’re not supposed to park there long. The Boathouse was renovated from the previous Brown Pelican restaurant which occupied the spot for over 20 years. It had a worse layout as far as the location of the bar, but after a few months of interior renovations, I would have thought the BH could have come up with something better. Yes, it is both an indoor and outdoor bar, but no, overall it could be much better. At least BIGGER!
That said, we were sitting at the bar early one Sunday morning. We felt like the curb was white as we were planning on sitting awhile. Two husky ladies to our right were apparently along the green and were just stopping in for a drink and eat before heading to Zodo’s to watch their Pittsburg Steelers. These ladies were three rivers tough. I won’t get into details but when my buddy Chris made the ultimate mistake of ordering a Bloody Mary, but ‘not real spicy’, or something to that affect, these ladies (verbally) laid into him. I found it hilarious as they referred to him as the ‘stressed out skinny fella’. They knew their football as well and didn’t hesitate putting the bartender in his place for an incorrect football fact he made the mistake of saying. True representatives of the ‘Steeler Nation’, it would have been fun to watch the game with these two. Chris however would need the rest of the day (and a different bar) to heal from the verbal abuse these ‘iron curtain’ ladies gave him. They were spot on — he was too stressed.
