Located on 4th St. aka Retro Row in Long Beach, this bar can best be described as a that one pair of dirty Chuck Taylor's in your shoe collection -- you know when paired with any outfit, you instantly look cool. 4th St. itself has a Seattle Capitol Hill-esque vibe with scattered boutiques embedded on a quaint urban streetscape and faint whispers of "gentrification." The crowd also reminiscent of the CH audience but definitely with a Long Beach twist -- the flannel shirts were just loose enough to know that you weren't anywhere else than the good ole' LBC.
Drinks were well priced (two Sierra Summer Brews amounted $9) and the music this particular night was stellar. Although on his way to a nice vacation in San Quentin, Phil Spector's Wall of Sound made its presence known on two mismatched turntables and a room full of good intentions. Somehow this era of music fit the bar's coastal-diner interiors and flourished when paired with a pint of hoppy goodness.
As a product of neighborhing city Lakewood and a fan of all things "hip," having the Pike right in my backyard is a welcome feeling. To some extent, a bar like this made favorite spots in Downtown LA and Silverlake a little bit farther and Long Beach a little bit closer.
Pike Bar & Fish Grill
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