Cliffhangers Green Bay, WI

Bar Review of Cliffhangers in Green Bay, WI

By END
March 5, 2010
I was in the UWGB area with a girlfriend of mine when she suggested we stop and check out Cliffhangers. She had never been there and neither had I. She told me that it used to be named Stratosphere back in the day. Exactly how back in the day she wasn't sure so we decided to investigate. And by investigate I mean drink.

From the outside it looks like a fairly decent sized square building on Humbolt Road. When you open the doors on your right is this board with food specials for the week. Not that I was interested in the food for that night but as a FYI, they have buck burgers on Thursdays if you buy a drink. There are also specials pretty much every other night of the week; I would call for a run down if you're interested. When you walk inside, straight ahead are the restrooms, to the left is a small room with a single pool table and to the right is the bar and restaurant area. The bar area is your typical bar with neon lights, arcade games, ATM, regulars lounging about and a slight smoky smell. And what else did I spy with my little eyes?? A nacho machine! You know how some bars offer free popcorn, well Cliffhangers took it a step further, they have a nacho machine with a tub of salsa waiting for you to enjoy.

Usually I opt to sit at the bar but Cliffhangers has these ceiling to floor mural type windows in their restaurant area and I couldn't resist. Accompanying these window walls are huge booths making it even more attractive to sit there. This place could be a somewhat rowdy hangout for drinking or it could be a cute date night place as well. The bar scene is different than the restaurant atmosphere. It's hard to explain but it has both qualities and could go either night depending on the crowd. We each ordered a glass of house Merlot for $4 apiece. We arrived in the middle of happy hour (from 4PM to 6PM) and they offered double bubble on drafts and rail mixes. But with the scenic window, over sized booths and warm cozy atmosphere wine seemed the better choice. And in my opinion wine was definitely the winner, our glasses came full. You know, how when you go out and order wine it's poured like how it's supposed to be poured, the glass is less than half full; so not the way I pour my wine at home, I like my wine a little more full. Well, here they do it the way you secretly wished it was done out in public - these were my kind of wine-filled glasses. We were there long enough to enjoy the scenic view, flying turkeys, and the sunset. Yes, I saw Turkeys and there were flying in the sort of way they can. Those suckers are huge!

Cliffhangers was a fun night with cheap drinks, huge windows to look out upon and good company. In the summer time they open up an outdoor patio that I'm definitely looking forward to.

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