Description: Our first stop on the 6th St tour, Maggie Mae's didn't disappoint. Well except for their strange "drink specials" - the advertisers outside, the bartenders downstairs, and the bartenders upstairs all had different opinions. By the end of our stay there we had found some nice new friends who bought us drinks, so it became a moot point. But still, we would have liked to know what price things were actually supposed to be!
Live music downstairs was a treat, though there weren't many fans. On a warm almost fall night, people wanted to relish in the cooler temps transitioning from the summer. The line to get to the roof was long, but moved quickly. We headed up the stairs and saw a crowd about five times that of the main floor. After winding our way around to the back bars, we heard another band playing and went to check them out. One of the most entertaining pieces were the dancers in front - that is bar patrons who'd already thrown back a few. We had some good laughs.
A spacious roof deck allows for easy hanging out among friends, and a convenient way to "bump" into and meet new people. We ran into bachelor parties, reunions of friends, and singles just looking to mingle. Drinks were good, though served in the classy plastic cup (due to being on the roof). Even with big crowds, there were two bars on the roof and service was quick.
Bathrooms on the main floor were clean and convenient due to the small crowd, and the bathrooms on the roof were hidden in at the back and thus also not crowded, though it did take a few minutes to find them.
A slightly older than college crowd chatted, yelled, danced, partied on the roof - nothing out of control, but certainly far from boring. We were then from about 10 pm to midnight, at the height of the party in a city where bars have to close at 2 am.
Ultimately we were looking for more dance music and were lured by the sounds we heard coming from the roof deck next door (though we ended up heading the other way down the street). Maggie Mae's was a great start to our 6th St night, and I'd definitely go back for more live music.
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