At Uncle Boise, we're constantly being asked why we've reviewed one place and not another. Besides general laziness, we really do have some general rules that guide our approach to reviewing Boise's purveyors of general drunkenness.
There's also been a lot of arguements during Uncle Boise staff meetings regarding what is and is not a bar. Since we seem to be confused and the collective IQ of the nation seems to be just slightly above retardation (look at our President), we've decided to clarify for you just what our review rules are.
Review Guidelines
Each establishment is visited at least two times
Hugh or another member of the gang will hit our latest victim once during the work week to see how dead or alive the joint is on, say, a Wednesday night. Then the reviewer returns on a Friday or Saturday night within 30 days to see if the joint comes alive or dies a slow death on party nights.
We only review bars
Some of our local watering holes are restaurants that happen to serve booze.
Some of them are true bars that happen to serve food. We try to focus only
on the places where you're likely to go to get your drunk on. establishments
like Red Robin, Chilis, Hooters, and such are not reveiwed for the following
reasons:
- They're main focus is food, not booze.
- They're corporate chains which means they're evil.
- If you go to any of those places to get drunk, you have a problem.
Places like Lindy's are reviewed because while they are a restaurant, they actually have a bar as well. Ben's Crow Inn is pushing it, but in the end Hugh reviews whatever he wants, because he can.
It's the experience that matters
At Uncle Boise, we're here to have fun, not focus on the negatives. Our reviews are just the opinion of the reviewers. You might agree or you might not. We really don't care, we're just telling you whether we enjoyed the experience or not.
You will never see a review that tears a particular barkeep, server or establishment down. While we're not shy to let you know what we don't like, we're equally quick to point out the awesomeness of even the worst joints. Some peeps are rock stars, while some should be required to wear helmets - we know and appreciate this. That's what makes each experience so much fun and that's what we're about.
If you disagree, you can tell everyone about it
We're human - even Ballsley, although he won't admit it. You might not agree with a review. Maybe Club Savvy's is the ultimate bar in your POV. If you don't agree with us, join the Uncle Boise family and make a comment about your favorite place's level of awesomeness.
