Stamford Summer Bar Tour - [10] Twenty

Stamford’s diner with parts resembling a bar turned bar with parts resembling a diner seems to be carving out somewhat of a successful niche for itself as one of downtown’s few spots to start a dance dance revolution. (Even if the dance floor usually seems regulated to a few awkwardly placed middle aged couples more than the sexy young rave the décor seems more intent on sparking) A prime location on the corner of the long established Columbus Park bar scene can’t hurt success either.

Our friend Joey K has a great post up on his blog about the secret history of Twenty that sheds some light the lingering identity crisis the establishment still exudes. During the day especially the place all but rolls back into being a diner and scattered crowd I’ve seen through the windows doesn’t seem clued in that they are supposed to be in trendy club. One can only be so trendy though when hungry for a turkey club at noon on Sunday.

My bar tour stop at Twenty was after Alive @ Five. This was one of the early summer, peaceful Alive @ Five’s mind you, before a pleased Christopher Columbus statue stood silent sentry of the wave of untold violence and destruction that ran rivers of blood through the streets.

As I lamented in a previous post it’s hard these days to get more than a couple friends to hang at the same time. (Some smart ass commenter noted that our Hispanic neighbors can buck that trend since they don’t have Wii or Porn addictions. To that I say I don’t have a Wii.) This tour stop I managed to assemble a disparate horde of relatives, co-workers, business colleges, neighbors, and friends dating back from elementary up through high school. Large incongruent groups out together can make for a good time. The whole time though I did have some sort of faint, recessive crave for buttermilk pancakes and eggs over easy brought out by the lingering ghosts of Park Place Diner.

And yes, if I was more clever I’d save Twenty for the twentieth stop.