dark horse

my wife and i were discriminated against for being from the south. we sat at the bar and got out our ids. we ordered cocktails and showed our identification to the bar tender who then walks off with out saying a word. he was gone for over ten minutes with out saying anything to us at all. then their bar manager walked up telling us our ids dont add up and we needed some other identification if we wanted them back. as i was pulling out my credit card to prove who i was i told him we wanted them back so we could leave and he told us "thats not how this is gonna go". i showed him my debit card but he insisted on taking it and i wouldn't let him have it since he already had one piece of my property held hostage. he copped a bigger attitude and tried to threaten me with calling the police to which i gladly agreed. at this time he told us we needed to wait by the front door with even more un warranted attitude while he sorted it out with the cops. they left us standing out side and had their door guy come check on us every five minutes like we were some kind of threat. the door guy ignored me several times while trying to ask if they had gotten through to boulder pd. we were calling the police as well to make sure it was being done in a timely manner since their lack of motivation led to me wanting to leave in the first place. the line was busy so we wanted to know if they had gotten through so we could get off the line sonothers cpuld get through faster. the manager and staff were very unprofessional and pretentious. i have been to bars all over this country and never encountered a bar manager so thirsty to be in charge of something. nor have i ever had my id scrutinized in such an unprofessional way. then once the police arrive the manager tries to make a spectacle with the officer saying that we were aggressive and asking if they needed to go off and have a talk. it was very childish. darkhorseneeds much better staff. very disappointed. one star is too much.

the darkhorseis one of the places you need to check out for at least a beer if you're in boulder.  no table service (order at the window and they'll call out your name when your food is ready), cheap drinks, and all sorts of chotchkies literally everywhere.  this place is a lot of fun if you're looking for something away from the pearl street scene.  they have bingo nights, trike nights, a couple of pool tables and a number of dart boards.  they also have a huge projector in the back that's usually always televising an important football, baseball, basketball or hockey game.

the gentlemen i am travelling with is a harley davidson fan to say the least. for this reason he knew about the darkhorsebefore we got to boulder. i ordered the blues burger, which was fantastic. it was a bacon burger with blue cheese chunks. after finishing my burger i had a beverage on the patio while i enjoyed the awesome mountain view. this place is tucked away behind a grocery store, but it is worth the effort to find the front door.