The Local - Queens

Had a blast at The Local's Trivia Night! Great mix of challenging and fun questions, with a lively host. The crowd was friendly, and the atmosphere was great. Solid beer selection and attentive service.

Cool little local bar in Astoria. Venue is kind of L-shaped. Discovered this because they had Karaoke and you couldn't see the performers because they were around the corner. Very long bar with plenty of seating and lots of draft options to choose from, including local brews and favorites. Full bar with any mixed drink option you can concoct. Kind of loud but typical of a local bar doing sing alongs and Karaoke. Staff was friendly and on top of drinks.

I love this spot! They have various things going on different nights, but my favorite is Tuesday night trivia! Great crowd, great host, great beer!

So years ago I walked into this bar with my beau and asked the bartender what were some of the best beers they had on tap...her response was Blue Moon was their craft beer. I felt a knot form in my stomach and instead of correcting her I simply nodded and said we would each take one. It was late and we wanted a nightcap. It was also skunked. It was a skunked Blue Moon and being toted as a craft beer. My beer loving soul was sad we consumed what we could and left. I vowed to not return. About 2 years later my friend Ingrid S. and I were walking by during this 2016's really bad January snow storm. My face was literally in a state of hurt as if 872 needles were being inserted into my numb face at one. Snow is powerful like that man. I turned to her and in a high pitched tone said I needed to enter a place with a roof to warm up before we continued our journey to a friend's house where I was throwing a surprise birthday party. I walked in here expecting to hopefully drink something decent. My eyes glazed over their (BRAND SPANKING NEW!!! craft beer list and tears pooled in my eyes (which later turned into ice, lol because it was such a beautiful list. IPAs, Milk Stouts, Porters, Cream Ales it was beautiful, all reasonably priced and I vowed I would be back again (and again, and again, and again! . I've now been back a handful of times since this fateful snowy afternoon when I learned that they were now under new management, serving a very nicely curated list of craft beers (both local and a little less local , free popcorn and FREE KARAOKE on Fridays which I stumbled onto by mistake and have now enjoyed on multiple occasions. There is also a nice, small ish outdoor patio in the back and lots of ample seating in the back (indoors for larger groups who want to have their own little area by the darts board. This bar is the epitome of fun, quality beers and fun clientele! Shout out to Devon, the karaoke guy and one of the owners who is a musician and who my friends and I broke day with awhile back for a friend's birthday. I love this bar so, so, so much.

I was updating my review but Yelp ate it ... Great neighborhood bar with a good selection of beers on tap.