Type: Neighborhood
Class: Average
This unlikely little neighborhood pub turned out to be incredible find. Located out “in the middle of nowhere”, basically up Dexter, it is not actually near anything but some residential housing and a couple of the TV studios. The Dexter and Hayes Public House is not a large place, but it is exceptionally cozy and nice. The upstairs area has a medium sized dark wood bar (seats 8), several booths and several tables, one of which has a chess board set into it. Behind the bar, Jaye pours a mean assed drink.
I recently talked about the bartender at Miriani’s, who was an exceptional bartender as he was eager to please. Jaye is the other type of excellent bartender. Not only does she pour a kick your ass drink for $4, but she is incredibly fun and sassy. She reminds me a lot of Florence, but more outgoing. Jaye’s arms are covered in tattoos. A martini glass with Sinatra’s birth and death days, a tattoo for George Clinton and one for the P-Funk all-stars. One for Sean Connery and one for Elvis. This is a woman with great taste.
Downstairs is a “function” room that can be rented out. Really it is two rooms, one with a pool table and a Golden Tee 2003 machine, and another with a dart machine and a steel tip board. There is a back yard area with grass where they do barbecues and other fun outdoor things.
Then there was the music. Jaye says that she should get commissions based on how many of the following CDs she sells. The first is the soundtrack for “Not Another Teen Movie” which is 80s songs done by 90s artists. It was what we were listening to and it was great. Jason ran out and bought it the next day. The other CD she showed me, was called, “When Pigs Fly” Songs by artists you never expected to hear. For example, there is Ohio done by Devo and a duet done by Jackie Chan and Annie Di’franco. How weird is that.
I think that this is my new favorite small neighborhood drinking hole. I dug it a lot and I loved Jaye. I give Dexter & Hayes Public House 4 and a half Martini Glasses out of 5.
-wOOt