The Hideout Bar & Grill: Cozy bar-grill becoming hangout for college crowd
By Jeremy Lang
Staff Writer
Important: This article was last updated on December 31, 2004. Please call ahead to confirm hours, prices, dates and other information.
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Open for four months, this hole in the wall is establishing itself as a college hangout, a place for musical experimentation, jam sessions and guest-musician sit-ins, as well as a Wednesday home for local acoustic rock singer Lee Prince. The mood is as open as the interior, a warm house-size space with trophies, large beer mirrors and neon signs that contrast with thick, dark-wood tables and chairs set against white walls. A cozy living-room area with sofas and armchairs has a coffee table arrayed with such magazines as Wine Spectator and Food Arts.
Outside, the light-wood deck has white molded-plastic furniture. Diversion includes pool, darts and ring-toss. Different nights of the week offer various themes, from Monday football to Wednesday and Friday bike nights. Happy hour is 4-7 p.m. weekdays.
Draft beer prices at the rectangular bar are college-kid-friendly, typically $2.50 (Yeungling) for a 16-ounce pour. Other selections include Budweiser, Miller Lite and Guinness. Even frozen concoctions don't run more than $4.
Staff is fast and friendly. The menu is extensive, and food is available at the bar. A $5 basket of chicken fingers includes terrific seasoned fries.
The Hideout's slogan is, "You were never here ... "
But if you are, you're happy.
Nightlife news
Tonight: Take the family to downtown Delray Beach's New Year's: First Night, an alcohol-free, family oriented party with crafts, games, parades, fun, food, entertainment by pianist Copeland Davis, saxophonist Al Johnson and guitarist Rod MacDonald. Admission buttons for $7 available at various downtown locations (younger than 3 free). Call 561-279-1380. Visit the Wishing Well Irish Pub, 111 SE Mizner Blvd., Royal Palm Plaza, Boca Raton (561-750-5208) for a New Year's Eve celebration Irish style that includes music, dancing and a midnight champagne toast. No cover or minimum.
Saturday: Spend the first evening of 2005 at Blue Martini, 550 S. Rosemary Ave., West Palm Beach (561-835-8601). Here you will find indoor/outdoor seating, live music, dancing, a tapas (light bite) food menu and a choice of 22 kinds of martinis. Park in the CityPlace parking lot or find valet service outside the Harriet Theater.
Sunday: Drop in on Ray's Key West Grill, 606 Lake Ave., Lake Worth (561-547-0740). This nightspot features music in a casual, comfortable atmosphere.
Tuesday: Catch a piano candlelight cabaret concert at the Harriet Theater, CityPlace, 700 Rosemary Ave., West Palm Beach (561-835- 1408). From 5-6 p.m. find local musicians playing background music; at 6:05 p.m. Ukrainian classical pianist Oleg Poliansky performs Schumann, Beethoven, Debussy and Stravinsky melodies; at 7:30 p.m. American Johnny O'Neal plays jazz, blues, gospel and improvisation. Admission is $10 per person per concert; or $5 with same-date receipt from any CityPlace eatery or store.
Wednesday: Visit Blue Point Lounge, 4560 PGA Blvd., Palm Beach Gardens (561-776-9448). The small New Orleans style pub has a full liquor bar, live adult contemporary and jazz music and friendly atmosphere attached to Spoto's restaurant.
Thursday: Find a seat on the outdoor patio or stand on the sidewalk in front of Elwood's Dixie Barbecue, 301 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach (561-272-7427). Come at 7:30 or 9:30 p.m. to enjoy Scott Ringerson's tribute to Elvis Presley.
Staff Writer Jeremy Lang can be reached at jlang@sun-sentinel.com or 954-356-2338. Joan Brazer Durante, a freelance writer based in Plantation, writes the nightlife news portion of this column. News concerning local entertainment events and performers should be e-mailed to jbdurante@aol.com or mail to Joan Brazer Durante, Entertainment Department, Sun-Sentinel, 200 E. Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-2293.