Triad Lounge

I have literally… literally…been obsessing about Triad Lounge for over a decade and NEVER gone. It looks so damn shady. I wouldn’t have dared venture there alone for fear of ending up in the Columbus version of The Hangover, and I could never find someone willing to venture with me.
After we visited a divey bar on the east side with the best name ever, Berae proved to be a willing participant. As we were leaving Grown-​Folks Lounge**, I was like «oh no, can uh worms. Can uh worms. Now we gots ta go to Triad Lounge.»
We stepped in and the first thing I noticed was that the bar reeked of grease. Turns out they serve food, all of it fried. They had these crazy, rotating devices with all these liquor bottles hanging upside down from them so they could easily and quickly pour shots. What amazing bar technology. The bar itself was incredibly short, but there were more tables and seating available off from the bar.
We asked about food and one of the bartenders croaked that they were «out of everything.»
I said «you’re out of perch?»
«Well, no, we’re not out of that.»
«You’re out of french fries?»
«No, we have those too.»
«So, what are you out of, exactly?»
«Chicken, basically.»
«We’ll have some fries, thanks.»
A couple of regulars at the bar made us feel welcome and comfortable even though we stuck out like sore thumbs; comfortable enough that I bought a round of shots for myself and several people. Wallet says «ouch.» I’d consider going back eventually, but right now I’ve got some other neighborhood dives I’m meaning to scope out.
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This is located down the street from Ohio State campus but definitely not a campus bar… Watch out for cops late at night there is usually one hanging out in front of the fairgrounds entrance right down the street from here. I heard they are cash only but I am not sure on this. I usually only order one or two drinks so this has not been an issue for me.