Craft Brew Bar Review Pt. 2: The Lamp Post

by Mike Schnauz

I had been to The Lamp Post back before it changed hands. Let me tell you, this place was the dive bar of all dive bars. But, they had cheap beer and something called Recession Mondays which made it worth stopping by.

Then it got shut down, which I won't pretend to know all of the details about. Something to do with illegal gambling, I think. When I found out that it was going to be reopened by new owners, I was excited. Especially when I found out that Steve Duquette was going to be involved (Steve was the one who gave us Tower Dogs.) I loved Tower Dogs, so I thought that the one thing that could make the loss of it OK would be to get a bar in return.

Boy was I wrong.

I stopped by a couple times the first week it was open and thought it was great. Reasonably priced craft brews on tap, conversation with the zany Chuck Leonard, and a quiet environment.

Then they came up with this idea: live music 6 nights a week.

Probably one of the worst ideas anyone in Fresno has ever had.

The Lamp Post is little more than a hallway, which isn't great for live music. It's even worse for trying to hang out with friends because you can't hear a damn thing. In fact, I've found that I dread going to The Lamp Post. I can always count on it to be a piss poor place to have a good time.

I won't even go there anymore. I don't even know if they still do live music 6 nights a week. I hope not. It's terrible. Terrible! So terrible, I think that Steve should scratch the whole thing and start Tower Dogs again. What happened to that hot dog spot is a fucking tragedy.

The Lamp Post Bar: 2/10.