Zaytoon’s

Surprisingly large inside, Zaytoon’s has a good selection of beer and booze. Before I’d ever gone in, I was apprehensive, the place looks like it was meant for the Pearl District. And it has a bit of that feel afterwards. However, Zaytoon’s was very friendly, J (sorry…can’t recall the full name) the bartender/manager was cool and cares about beer quite a bit. It might’ve seemed she expressed disappointment at the smaller quantities of fine beers consumed vs. decent liquor. The atmosphere is quite pleasant, with what looks like a gangplank running up and across the entire bar to lead to the upstairs seating. This month on Mondays they are showing some cult classic horror flicks. I don’t know how they’re doing it, but I hope it’s projected against some of their copious wallspace. Honestly, a good liquor-oriented bar will fit in nicely on Alberta (btw, it’s near like 25th and NE Alberta) since we’ve got the new Mash Tun, the Concordia Ale House, Bink’s, and the Alberta Public House (I know about the others too! but enough…), and there’s been a sizeable gap since Chez What went about pushing up the daisies. Anyway, Zaytoon’s seems like a fine establishment, the beer selection is small but caring, the feel is pretty casual, and the music is fun. cheers. btwj, zytoon is arabic for olive…look around and you’ll maybe catch on the theme a bit.