Had a mid-week adventure, and went for a “pre-event” drink on Wednesday night. Sweetwater’s has a very nice sitting area, with a sofa and chairs around a coffee table, and a gas fireplace. There is also the nice bar area. It must have been because we were so early that it took a bit to get the bartender’s attention. Drinks were acceptable, and reasonably priced.
After the “event” we wandered over to Grizzly’s. It is a chain, but has a bar which clearly had regulars. The drinks were larger than Sweetwater’s, and the same price. One of the down-sides of having the regulars there, was the smoking.
It is funny when you visit many places how much you notice differences like the fact that in the Twin Cities all eating and drinking establishments are non-smoking. While restaurants in Eau Claire are non-smoking, bars are not.
