Tiger Mountain

This is a dangerous place. Any local knows better than to go here. Even the «security» is questionable. Multiple women have been assaulted here. The management doesn’t protect customers. Please be careful.

Tiger Mountain just felt right as soon as we walked in. The service can be slow but the drinks are properly mixed. It’s dark, filled with curios, pumping out live DJed music, and has a friendly feel to it. There’s also a photobooth, plenty of seating areas, and a ginormous bouncer. I would call this a «go to» stop on a weekend night for sure.

Okay, so I love this place on slower nights but I hate waiting for a drink when it is busy. This is one of those places everyone kind of just ends up at. Always great dance parties and if you’re a smoker sitting on the window is also great. Mostly because of the people watching.
I have to confess that my favorite thing about this place is that they have a photobooth– pop in a dollar and out comes a couple b&w shots.

Cheap drinks, great décor, central downtown location, good music. What’s not to like?

I really, really like Tiger Mountain. The atmosphere is dark but comfortable, the music (live or otherwise) is generally very good, and the drink selection is a large one. The bar attracts a great crowd.
The bartenders aren’t the friendliest, but they do their job, and I’ve never had a bad experience.
But MOST IMPORTANTLY: there’s a sweet photo booth, and it’s cheap. Once I went with a friend on her birthday, and the photo booth hadn’t been working, but someone got right in and fixed it quickly when they probably could have easily just put up an «out of order» sign and gotten away with that. I really appreciated that action on their part.

There’s something special about this place.
Maybe it’s the giant three eyed tiger mural.
Maybe it’s bottle cap jesus.
Maybe it’s the fact that it’s one shade above pitch black in here.
Maybe it’s the photo booth where I’m sure dastardly deeds have been attempted, and maybe even completed.
Maybe it’s the booths, that allow you and your friends to share a table and a conversation.
Maybe it’s the bartenders, who care just enough to make sure you’re happy but don’t have time to hear you whine and moan because there’s a lot more costumers than you.
Maybe it’s because they’re the only bar in town that serves Old Speckled Hen.
Maybe it’s the fact that their door guy may be the biggest and nicest fellow I’ve ever met, but will quell an altercation in an instant.
Maybe it’s the DJ’s that bring a different type of sound every night.
Maybe it’s that dream machine, constantly spinning…
But something about this place is extremely enticing. There are a lot of bars in the world, but only one Tiger Mountain.